Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Diagnosing lung diseases is easier than it used to be with a new state-of-the-art pulmonary function machine recently installed at St. Luke's Hospital. A Vmax Series product from Sensor Medics is a ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

Dr Mark Kris discusses the increasing precision of lung cancer therapies and the need for additional testing to find ...

CLEVELAND — November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. The disease is the leading cause of cancer death around the world, and according to the American Lung Association, nearly a quarter of a million ...

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is showing a novel blood test can detect the presence of lung cancer with over 90 percent accuracy. The test uses artificial ...

Slower oxygen recovery after a 6-minute walk test may predict poorer lung function and a higher risk for disease progression in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

Lung cancer accounts for 1 in 5 cancer-related deaths in the United States. While doctors say lung cancer is often treatable if caught early, millions of Americans who should be getting screened for ...

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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced that WPS Government Health Administrators, ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.