A new study shows that a simple measurement from routine chest X-rays can help predict survival among patients with lung ...

Whether it’s a short flight of stairs or anxiety, breathlessness happens. But if it lingers or feels out of proportion, it ...

Allergy and asthma share symptoms but differ in causes and treatment. Expert suggests accurate diagnosis using clinical ...

Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of high morbidity and mortality. We previously identified a novel subset of pathological fibroblasts, characterised by CTHRC1 expression, ...

Jen was a busy nurse, wife, mother and friend when she first started experiencing the symptoms that would eventually lead to ...

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function trajectories across the lifespan remains limited. We aimed to identify patterns of ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...

This toolkit is designed to help healthcare professionals better understand respiratory oscillometry, also referred to as forced oscillation technique (FOT). Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a ...

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 ...

Recovery from exertional desaturation after a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), measured using a recovery index (RI), was associated with poorer baseline lung function and a higher risk for disease ...