Having low lung function as a middle-aged smoker without airway obstruction raised the likelihood for all-cause mortality, ...

We often hear about LFT (Liver Function Test) for the liver and KFT (Kidney Function Test) for the kidneys. Similarly, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less ...

Removing a patient’s race from an equation used to assess lung function — a change called for by health equity advocates — would mean that the lung disease of nearly half a million Black Americans ...

Pollution is triggering airway obstruction even in people who never had respiratory complaints, said doctors. Here’s when and ...

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Use of inhaled corticosteroids by pregnant mothers with asthma may protect infants against reduced lung function at 4 to 6 weeks of age.