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, ...

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 ...

SELLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A nagging cough or congestion might not mean much to most of us. But it can be serious for those with lung conditions. Exercise testing can help specialists find ...

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 ...

The use of newly developed race-neutral reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation led to a significant increase in both the prevalence and severity of respiratory ...

Weakened lung function diagnosis can potentially be achieved sooner in the aging process with increased monitoring.

Last July, a team of physicians and researchers successfully proposed modifications to the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, advocating against the ...

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, ...

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

Infants born preterm remain vulnerable to numerous health complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, and pulmonary dysfunction. Moreover, extremely low gestational age ...

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) provides a platform for testing therapies but faces challenges in standardizing drug evaluation. At AAPS PharmSci 360, Xuanzi Zhou says digital twins accurately predict ...