New columnist Jolie Lizana shares her harrowing journey to a pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and finding purpose in advocacy ...

There is an urgent need to develop solutions that can enable the early diagnosis of COPD as any delays in the diagnosis of COPD represent a missed opportunity to slow disease progression through ...

Researchers have found in two longitudinal cohorts that Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A new diagnostic schema incorporating chest CT and respiratory symptoms into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can help to better identify patients at ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnostic schema improved identification of individuals with poor respiratory ...

Altogether, the research paves the way for potential new diagnostics and therapies. The sncRNA, 5'-tRNA ValCAC half, could be a biomarker for COPD, for example.

Merck & Co. has agreed to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion, the companies said, in a deal designed to expand the pharma ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis of over 4.3 million adults shows e-cigarette use is associated with significantly higher odds ...

Learn about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and testing, including spirometry and the electrocardiogram (EKG).

Panelists discuss how pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis requires comprehensive evaluation including right heart catheterization to confirm hemodynamic criteria, with normal mean PA ...

There is increased risk for pulmonary hypertension in patients with both atrial fibrillation and incident venous thromboembolism.