Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

Over the years we’ve seen wearables measuring every aspect of your body, but lung capacity is more esoteric than most. Sylvee is a brand new wearable from Respira Labs which continuously measures lung ...

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, ...

Novel CT-based tools and AI models effectively detect lung volume and fibrosis changes in IPF patients treated with ENV-101. ENV-101 treatment resulted in significant increases in lung volume and ...

Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. It causes symptoms such as persistent cough, coughing up blood, and feeling short of breath. People in the early stages of the disease ...

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 ...

Dear Doctor K: My doctor thinks I may have asthma. He wants to do a pulmonary function test. What can I expect? Dear Reader: Pulmonary function testing examines different aspects of how your lungs ...

Clinical experts explained that lung nodules may be challenging for healthcare professionals to detect because of their small size, varying shape, and how close they are to other structures such as ...