Prior to the plethysmograph—an enclosure that a person enters to help ascertain the state of their lungs—the only way to determine lung capacity was using a spirometry device where a patient takes a ...

Over the years we’ve seen wearables measuring every aspect of your body, but lung capacity is more esoteric than most. Sylvee is a brand new wearable from Respira Labs which continuously measures lung ...

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 ...

Former Chief of the Allergy Division at Georgetown University Hospital Dr. Henry Fishman MD joined Good Morning Washington to talk about a new revolution in the treatment of chronic lung conditions ...

NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 16, 2021)--New results from a long-term epidemiologic study reveal that one of the oldest racially based diagnostic formulas in medicine is no better than a race-neutral equation, ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...