Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Researchers used 6MWD to assess the association between physical function and the effectiveness of ART and anti-tubercular therapy in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. In patients with TB/HIV, higher ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to reclassification of ...

Your lungs work hard every day. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai shares three simple tests you can do at home to check your lung health.

Peak nasal inspiratory flow offers a feasible, noninvasive measure of nasal airflow obstruction in children with cystic ...

Widely used lung function tests often fail to detect lung disease in Black patients, according to research — and experts are calling for new methods of testing. Spirometry, the most common lung ...

Their study has discovered that subtle changes in lung scarring over just one year, as measured by quantitative computed tomography imaging, are strongly linked to future lung-function decline and ...

The clinic is now open and accepting referrals at its new home in San Luis Obispo at 35 Casa St., Suite 360, near Adventist ...