A third of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease developed progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
Lung cancer accounts for 1 in 5 cancer-related deaths in the United States. While doctors say lung cancer is often treatable if caught early, millions of Americans who should be getting screened for ...
SEVILLE, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Diagnostics (UDX), an in-vitro diagnostics company developing minimally-invasive, blood-based solutions for detecting cancer early, announced today promising ...
At-home lung cancer tests may spot cancer signals before symptoms, but studies have not proven they are reliable for diagnosing lung cancer. Only clinical testing, such as imaging scans or a biopsy, ...
Researchers have found that a novel blood test can be used to easily evaluate disease severity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and predict survivability. PAH is a rare, ...
An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most ...
The National Quality Forum announced that its board of directors has endorsed 14 infectious disease quality measures and a measure on mortality rates for patients hospitalized with chronic obstructive ...
Deacetylase inhibitor (DACI) panobinostat in relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients: Results of a multicenter phase II trial. Phase II trial of R-(-)-gossypol acetic acid (NSC 726190, AT-101) ...
Researchers used 6MWD to assess the association between physical function and the effectiveness of ART and anti-tubercular therapy in patients with HIV/TB co-infection. In patients with TB/HIV, higher ...
A peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measures how effectively you exhale. Also called a peak flow meter, this handheld device helps you document the amount of air and the speed at which you can ...