Healthy diet linked to reduced effects of air pollution on lung function
Patients who regularly consume a healthy diet that is rich in plant-based foods such as fruit, vegetables and wholegrains, may...
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Physicians lead effort to end race-based bias in lung function testing
Last July, a team of physicians and researchers successfully proposed modifications to the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the...
Efforts underway to end race-based assessments of lung function
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A multi-institutional team, including physicians and researchers who successfully proposed updates to national guidelines, share important...
Pulmonary Function Tests | American Lung Association
What to ExpectThese tests are not painful. They are performed by a pulmonary function technician, who will require you to...
Omitting race from lung function equations increases detection of asthma in Black children, study shows
Graphical abstract describes how continued use of race-specific equations in the diagnostic process of children with asthma symptoms limits the...
electronRx to launch purpleDx pulmonary disease smartphone app for remote lung function monitoring
electronRx, a leading digital medicine and biomarker company driving healthcare through pulmonary innovation, today announced that it will launch purpleDx,...
Lung Function Tracker tool shown to predict future lung health and support personalised care
Lung function trajectories can be used to predict health status later in life and support personalised treatment, according to researchers...
