Background Spirometry is a measure of lung function used to make clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and management of ...

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

A novel test that looks at mucus proteins may help assess the health of the lungs in people with COPD, according to a new study.

Evaluating quality of life (QOL) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) goes beyond lung function numbers. It also shows how treatments affect daily well-being and guides funding, ...

By the end of August, Heidi had a confirmed diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a specific type of pulmonary hypertension that affects the arteries of the lungs and strains the right ...

The FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has accepted a letter of intent for the first biomarker for idiopathic ...

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...

Premenopausal women presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a unique and often underrecognized patient population. Although they are traditionally considered at lower cardiovascular risk ...

Affecting approximately 262 million people worldwide, asthma is a chronic condition of the lungs that causes airway inflammation. 1. Typical symptoms include: Breathlessness; Whee ...