You did it to yourself.” This is one of the things that patients who are diagnosed with COPD often hear because of the stigma ...

Credit: Getty Images A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care. Pulmonary function testing ...

The use of newly developed race-neutral reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation led to a significant increase in both the prevalence and severity of respiratory ...

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both significantly impact pulmonary health, highlighting the need for early detection and intervention. A new paper has highlighted the significant impact of type 2 ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious lung condition involving scar tissue inside your lungs that makes it hard to breathe. It is a progressive condition, which means that it gets worse ...

Hundreds of diseases that cause scarring or inflammation in your lungs are known as interstitial lung disease (ILD)—also called pulmonary fibrosis. All of these diseases make it more difficult to ...

Understanding how aging reshapes the body and why physical function often declines over time has become a central focus of modern biomedical research. A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study, ...

DLCO declined earliest, falling measurably about 10 years before the defined onset. By five years before onset, DLCO had ...

If you have scarring in your lungs, you may have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. When the reason for this scarring is unknown, your condition is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). You ...

A recent study published in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine indicated that although vaping increases airway resistance, it does not impact lung function. In recent years, electronic cigarette ...