Your lungs hold secrets about your health as you age – here's a simple test to check them

The condition of our lungs can reveal a great deal about our wider health. Luckily you can also get them into better shape.
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Q&A: Monitoring pulmonary diseases, lung function at home via smartphone

A smartphone-based tool that employs acoustic sensing and machine learning techniques is set to undergo testing. This tool is expected to be particularly beneficial for low-income patients. Patients ...
HealthShots

Air pollution, smoking, and nagging cough: When to get a lung function test?

Learn the necessary lung function tests for detecting breathing problems caused by air pollution and smoking, and when to get ...
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Lungs Test: Know how healthy your lungs are at home? This test will give you the result in minutes, and that too absolutely free

In the last two decades, there has been a rapid increase in cases of diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer in many countries, including India. With the ...
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Pulmonary Function Tests in COPD Progression Monitoring

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...
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Check Your Lung Health at home with the Simple BOLT Breathing Test, Here's What Expert Explains

Most of us breathe without thinking. After all, breathing occurs automatically. When we experience gradually decreasing airflow and known decreases in lung function, we often take it for granted and ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Artificial intelligence-based technologies to aid lung function measurement for the diagnosis of suspected lung conditions: Early Value Assessment

Lung function measurement, also called lung function test, pulmonary function test (PFT), or breathing test, measures how well the lungs are working. There are several tests measuring the lung ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Algorithms applied to spirometry to support the diagnosis of lung conditions in primary care and community diagnostic centres

Lung function measurement, also called lung function test, pulmonary function test (PFT), or breathing test, measures how well the lungs are working. There are several tests measuring the lung ...
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Lung impact of indoor wood burners similar to that of cigarettes

Using wood-burning stoves at home could accelerate the decline of lung function, according to new research presented at the ...
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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 Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, advocating against the ...