A new Mayo Clinic study shows that integrating telomere length evaluation and genetic testing into pulmonary care can significantly change how physicians diagnose and treat pulmonary fibrosis - in ...

A new Mayo Clinic study shows that integrating telomere length evaluation and genetic testing into pulmonary care can ...

Popcorn lung permanently scars tiny lung airways; early detection crucial. Originally linked to diacetyl, causes now include infections and vaping. Symptoms resemble asthma; diagnosis involves ...

This toolkit is designed to help healthcare professionals better understand respiratory oscillometry, also referred to as forced oscillation technique (FOT). Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a ...

A structured pediatric pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program improved 6-minute walking test distance by approximately 230 feet and significantly enhanced strength and agility metrics. Spirometric ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care. Pulmonary function testing shapes nearly every ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease of unknown cause. Its main feature is a steady decline in lung function, which is also the primary ...

A new clinical classification scheme is presented, entitled “Acute Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Categories,” with 5 categories (A-E) and subcategories, ranging from low to high risk for adverse ...

Dr. Joshua K. Sabari explains how surgery, radiation and therapy may reduce lung capacity and shares steps survivors can take to protect their breathing health. In a recent video interview, Dr. Joshua ...