For lung resection candidates, adding cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters to basic clinical data and pulmonary function tests did not yield a significant improvement in machine learning models ...

Public health experts from some of the nation's leading research institutions have deployed a large medical trailer to rural parts of the South to test and survey thousands of local residents. The ...

Sabari recommends regular activity, such as walking 30 minutes a day several times a week, to help maintain lung strength.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Long-time smokers and former smokers are eligible to be screened every year for lung cancer. But Temple Health says adding a simple test could tell doctors so much more.

Biomarker testing can help shape more effective treatment regimens for lung cancer, helping patients avoid ineffective, less-targeted approaches, but it still isn’t used to its full potential for high ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted changed with use of race-neutral vs. race-specific equations. The impact of ...

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

Heather Quintana Suchan, a mother and music industry professional living with stage 4 lung cancer, shared how her diagnosis challenged common assumptions about who develops the disease and underscored ...

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...

Researchers used 6MWD to assess the association between physical function and the effectiveness of ART and anti-tubercular therapy in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. In patients with TB/HIV, higher ...