We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage ...

Researchers reported that a lung MRI technique that uses inhaled gas can identify early patchy lung defects in patients with ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

The GOLD system previously classified COPD from stages 1 to 4 solely based on your lung capacity measured by a spirometry test. But the newest GOLD guidelines combine your spirometry results with ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that affects millions of people worldwide and can make everyday activities such as ...

Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival in Early Stages Better ... chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ... How a New Gut Microbe Drives the Gut-Lung Axis Dec. 19, 2024 — A team has ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema are ... patients undergo a series of tests, including: Pulmonary function testing to measure lung capacity and severity of disease.

“Emphysema makes it hard to breathe air out of your lungs as it affects the tiny air sacs at the end of the airways where oxygen is taken up into the bloodstream. The walls of these air sacs become ...