Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

The possibility of having a tool that facilitates population screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is getting closer. A multicenter study involving leading hospitals across Spain, ...

Risk assessment Risk factors include history of exposure to cigarette smoke or heating fuels; occupational exposure to toxins, dusts, or industrial chemicals; exposure to environmental pollution, such ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for COPD, respiratory-related mortality and a respiratory exacerbation could be found via blood test. More ...

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 ...

A simple breath test could help doctors determine whether suspicious lung nodules are cancerous without immediately turning ...

Human breath could help identify cancerous lung nodules and reduce the need for invasive testing. New Griffith University research analyzed exhaled breath to help doctors distinguish between cancerous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acceptance and utilization of lung cancer biomarker testing has increased in the past 6 years, but key barriers ...