Since the pandemic, the number of working days lost to respiratory conditions has more than doubled. Now accounting for 8.7 ...

A new policy proposal has been launched in the Senedd, urging the Welsh Government not to miss the opportunity to diagnose ...

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are frequently normal in patients with sarcoidosis, despite evidence of abnormal chest radiography.

TIRUCHY: From June 4, all 84 primary health centres (PHCs) in the district, including those under the corporation, will ...

Women with COPD, asthma, and OSA may go undiagnosed or without proper care because their symptomatology differs from the classic male presentation.

In vivo platelet activation and related pathways may be linked to small airways disease and pulmonary vascular changes in smokers.

Using imaging and respiratory symptoms, researchers identified up to 15.4% of individuals without airflow obstruction as ...

For initial treatment of symptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis, methotrexate appeared to work as well as prednisone over 24 weeks, the randomized PREDMETH trial showed. Mean change from baseline in the ...

Any times you’ve had to stay in the hospital because your COPD has gotten worse Results from spirometry, a test that checks the amount of air and speed that you can exhale GOLD stands for the ...

Spirometry needs to be performed by a trained individual, which is often a respiratory therapist. Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key ...

Spirometry is a standard test doctors use to determine how well your lungs function. A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments.