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

Following the course of lung function in treatment-naïve patients, researchers found that lung function decline does not accelerate prior to mechanical ventilation. Patterns in the decline of lung ...

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

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deployment-related distal lung disease was frequently reported among veterans. Lung function following ...

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 ...

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

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As more research finds evidence of QOL benefits, pulmonologists ponder bringing new singing programs to their patients.