The Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the latest published research and science and produce a report addressing best ...

A new study published in the NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine journal revealed that home spirometry significantly improved and expedited asthma diagnosis, with nearly 80% of patients diagnosed ...

1 The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW, Sydney, Australia 2 The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 3 Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy’s and St ...

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), also called lung function tests, are some of the most important, but least understood, tools healthcare providers use to evaluate lung health. Though many people have ...

What Is an Incentive Spirometer? An incentive spirometer (pronounced: spy-ROM-eh-tur) is a hand-held device that helps people to take slow, deep breaths. It's like exercise equipment for the lungs to ...

Researchers in Sweden conducted a real-world clinical study involving 123 participants (mean age, 33 years; 67% females) with asthma-like symptoms to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic ...

Frequent spirometry measurements at home could lead to earlier detection of exacerbations. However, previous research indicates that the long-term use of home spirometry is not well maintained by ...

1 Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States 2 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, United States Background: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cough score was used to determine severity and featured questions from three validated assessments. Poorer ...