For lung resection candidates, adding cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters to basic clinical data and pulmonary function tests did not yield a significant improvement in machine learning models ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Sabari recommends regular activity, such as walking 30 minutes a day several times a week, to help maintain lung strength.

Biomarker testing for 11 oncogenes at diagnosis enables personalized lung cancer treatment, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach. Biomarkers serve diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive roles ...

Lung cancer varies widely from patient to patient, and that diversity makes it hard to find effective treatments. Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) have developed a method ...

Public health experts from some of the nation's leading research institutions have deployed a large medical trailer to rural parts of the South to test and survey thousands of local residents. The ...

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted changed with use of race-neutral vs. race-specific equations. The impact of ...

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...

Researchers used 6MWD to assess the association between physical function and the effectiveness of ART and anti-tubercular therapy in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. In patients with TB/HIV, higher ...