Continued use of outdated race-specific equations while diagnosing children with asthma symptoms limits the identification of ...

Emphysema & chronic bronchitis    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third most common disease and a leading ...

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Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is a lung function test that may help detect COPD early and predict a person’s outlook. DLCO is a lung diffusion test that measures how ...

Biomass burning—whether from wildfires, wood stoves or agricultural fires—sends massive amounts of tiny particles and ...

An advanced type of MRI scan uncovered "significant" problems in the lungs of children and teenagers who had long COVID.

Pigeons may look harmless, but their droppings and feathers hold dangerous allergens and pathogens that can cause severe lung ...

The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other issues. As a result, trekking beyond the Earth’s confines causes many ...

Of children aged 5 to 10 years, about 40% had abnormal lung function post-treatment, rising to 65% in older children.