SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to reclassification of ...
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 function ...
An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most ...