Emphysema is often present before spirometry findings become abnormal, with disproportionate rates seen in Black men, according to new findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The ...

A secondary data analysis of the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults) Lung study found that emphysema is often detectable on CT scan before spirometry findings become abnormal.

Treatment-free interval (TFI) after first-line therapy (FLT) and disease control rate (DCR) on second-line therapy (SLT): Impact on overall survival (OS) in relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma ...

The American Thoracic Society now recommends use of average reference equations rather than those based on race or ethnicity for the assessment of pulmonary function in clinical and laboratory ...

—Physiologic changes apparent well before the onset of clinical COPD may help to predict smokers in whom COPD eventually develops—and can be detected by routine spirometry. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, ...

PHOENIX -- Experts in lung diseases debated at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology here whether at-home spirometry tests and devices, which are now available ...

Collecting spirometry data remotely is done with a combination of a Bluetooth-enabled, handheld spirometer and an accompanying smartphone app that enables data collection and streaming of test results ...

Children born extremely early -- at 25 weeks or before -- may risk a lifetime of lung problems, including asthma, British researchers reported on Thursday. They found that extremely pre-term babies ...

Credit: Shutterstock. End-stage lung disease may significantly increase the risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients undergoing lung transplant without primary esophageal disease.