Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...

Widely used lung function tests often fail to detect lung disease in Black patients, according to research — and experts are calling for new methods of testing. Spirometry, the most common lung ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children had lower FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted after race-neutral vs. -specific equation use. Black vs ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.

A significant percentage of Black men found to have normal lung function after race-based adjustments to spirometry were actually found to have emphysema on their computed tomography (CT) scans, ...

One of the largest studies to investigate whether Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), an understudied low lung function state, is an early predictor of co-morbidities has found it is strongly ...

Charvi Shetty with the Aluna spirometer and its game-driven app. Growing up, Charvi Shetty knew a number of people with asthma and saw firsthand its detrimental effects on her mother and brother. Her ...

An emphysema diagnosis typically involves a comprehensive review of the person’s medical history, including symptoms, risk factors, and existing medical conditions, to differentiate it from similar ...