High blood sugar can weaken the immune system. This makes it harder for the body to fight off infections.

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. When comparing median FEV 1 before vs. 3 years after ...

Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...

Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, chest physician and professor of medicine, University of Kiel, discusses improvements in lung function observed in patients enrolled in the BOREAS trial. The results of the BOREAS ...

Harriet Davidson is challenging herself to run four marathons in four days.

A European study finds hospitalisations and insufficient growth reduce health-related quality of life in childhood interstitial lung disease.