Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) have published a joint statement on the use and interpretation of spirometry for the ...

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) have published a joint statement on ...

IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report recorded Dhaka’s mean annual PM2.5 concentration at 80.2 micrograms per cubic metre, which is more than sixteen times the WHO’s recommended guideline of 5 μg/m³.

Swaasa analyses a 10-second cough via smartphone to flag asthma and COPD. Tested in multiple studies, including by AIIMS, and holds a Class B medical device licence. Designed to aid doctors where ...

Shwaasa AI App May Transform COPD Screening in India’s Primary Healthcare (Representative Image) An artificial intelligence (AI) powered mobile application developed by a Karnataka-based start-up ...

New Delhi: An artificial intelligence-powered mobile application developed by a Karnataka-based startup and validated by AIIMS may soon help bridge a key diagnostic gap in India's primary healthcare ...

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), also called lung function tests, are some of the most important, but least understood, tools healthcare providers use to evaluate lung health. Though many people have ...

The indications of spirometry have been increasing in parallel with the refinement of other methods for diagnosis of prevalent respiratory diseases such asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis, as well as of ...

A new study suggests that testing lung function earlier in life could help find people at risk of developing serious lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This early testing ...

AJMC®: The 2025 update of the GOLD Report (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD) (GOLD 2025) recommends the ...

Oscillometry offers a promising alternative to spirometry for diagnosing asthma and COPD in primary care, according to a recent review. “Obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and COPD, as the ...