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 ...

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 ...

This combined model achieved a high level of accuracy, suggesting that imaging data alongside basic clinical information could be effective for screening.

Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...

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 ...

We often hear about LFT (Liver Function Test) for the liver and KFT (Kidney Function Test) for the kidneys. Similarly, ...

Experts call for urgent action to turn around an "unacceptable" decline in testing for a disease that kills 20 people every ...