The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors of abnormal pulmonary ventilation function in occupational exposed populations and to establish a risk prediction model. The ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Occupational lung diseases occur when employees inhale dust, fibers, fog, smoke or chemicals irritating the lungs. The most common work-related lung illnesses include asbestosis, chemical pneumonitis, ...

Black lung disease and silicosis have roots in the industrial revolution, and beryllium disease dates to before World War II, but these conditions have not been consigned to the dustbin of history. In ...

Veterans Affairs department officials said Monday they have launched a study to determine how removing race from widely used lung function tests may affect disability benefits for veterans, and they ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading global cause of mortality and disease burden, with its prevalence rising due to air pollution, smoking exposure, and rapid population aging ...

An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most ...

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, ...

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, ...

The pattern of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is commonly believed to affect only smokers, is changing.