Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially ...

Asthma is caused by a combination of factors. People who develop asthma may have a genetic predisposition and react to ...

It turns out the time of day -- or year -- an asthma test takes place can affect its accuracy, a new study says. #asthma ...

A lung function test that is used to help diagnose asthma is more effective in the morning and becomes less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Its reliability also differs ...

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A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available ...

Typically, people with suspected asthma will be offered a spirometry test, which involves taking a deep breath in, then breathing out hard and fast for as long as possible into a tube to assess lung ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, ...

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, Cambridge researchers have found.

Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only ...