Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function ...

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare progressive disease characterized by fibrosis in the alveoli of the lungs, has a median survival of 3 to 5 years if left untreated. Inhaled treprostinil slowed ...

Credit: Getty Images A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care. Pulmonary function testing ...

The Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the latest published research and science and produce a report addressing best ...

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), also called lung function tests, are some of the most important, but least understood, tools healthcare providers use to evaluate lung health. Though many people have ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...

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Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

My recent pulmonary function test (PFT) results indicated a decline in all the areas it measured. That’s not unusual for me. In the spring, my PFT numbers had declined, as well, leading to a diagnosis ...