Learn the necessary lung function tests for detecting breathing problems caused by air pollution and smoking, and when to get ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing a new breathing test that could detect asthma and COPD earlier and more accurately.

Traffic pollution, cabin air quality, and cumulative exposure over years of commuting can have measurable impacts on lung ...

Columnist Sam Kirton's diagnostic journey was relatively short compared with that of other idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients.

The Units of Respiratory Therapy, Cardiovascular Technology, and Perfusion Technology, Yenepoya School of Allied Health ...

Risks for emergency hospital visits and hospitalizations were cut approximately in half with remote, at-home monitoring among ...

为探索慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）早期风险因素，研究人员开展了一项针对895名青年人的纵向研究，发现除吸烟（导致FEV1下降1.95%）外，体重指数（BMI）每增加1 kg/m2和C反应蛋白（CRP）每升高1 mg/dL分别导致FEV1额外下降0.28%和0.76%，提示代谢性炎症可能参与COPD发展进程。