Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

When people think about annual health check-ups after 40, they usually focus on blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and heart health. However, doctors say one vital organ is often overlooked - ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...

Blood biomarkers measured at age 53 were associated with lung function patterns linked to increased COPD risk.

An interpretable model and scorecard built from routine lung function and blood markers predicted bronchial ...

Martin Donnelley, Nicole Reyne, and Ronan Smith discuss observing the moving lung, highlighting the shift from static images ...

Although pulmonary function testing has newly been included in national health checkups, experts say efforts are needed beyond introducing the test to ensure that the public knows about and uses the ...

As spirometry requires coordinated deep breathing and can be challenging for children to perform, researchers from the USA, as part of the TRANSPIRE study investigating lung complications in children ...

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape health care practices in ways health care providers may not even realize. A recent study in JAMA Network Open, ...