A Karnataka-based start-up has developed an AI-powered app, Shwaasa, that analyses cough sounds to screen for chronic lung diseases such as COPD and asthma. The tool has been validated by AIIMS and ...

An artificial intelligence-powered mobile application developed by a Karnataka-based startup and validated by AIIMS may soon ...

Mold is a silent threat, often going unnoticed as it quietly harms health. What's concerning is that exposure to mold during ...

Introduction: A Market Breathing Growth. The global spirometer market is on a strong growth trajectory, projected to expand ...

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 ...

Hemodialysis acutely mitigates renal failure-related pulmonary restriction, with percent-predicted spirometry showing consistent gains. These effects highlight role of dialysis prescriptions and fluid ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...

Correspondence to Dr André Gie, Dept of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town 7500, South Africa; agie{at}sun.ac.za Introduction Lung ...

When it comes to determining how or why some of her patients initially present with more significant lung destruction, MeiLan K. Han, MD, likened the role of the pulmonologist to that of a forensic ...

Of the 43% of study participants without pre-existing lung conditions, 70% had normal PFTs, 16% had obstructive pattern, 12% restrictive pattern, and 2.3% mixed pattern. After recovering from mild to ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...