Breathing is an activity that you don't think about, until it becomes hard. With increasing pollution, smoking and rising lung cancer cases in India, it’s time we paid more attention to our lungs.

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available ...

The condition of our lungs can reveal a great deal about our wider health. Luckily you can also get them into better shape. How old do you think your lungs are? With every breath, they are exposed to ...

Worried about lung health amid rising air pollution? A chest surgeon explains a simple breath-holding test you can try at ...

Di condition of our lungs fit reveal many tins about our wider health. Luckily, you fit also get dem into beta shape. How old you tink say your lungs be? Wit evri breath, dem dey exposed to different ...

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 ...

A spirometer need not be a large and expensive device, says Gerhard Stelzer, outlining the design for a mobile version for tests at home. Patients with breathing difficulties can take a lung function ...

Dr Simon Rudland, a GP in Suffolk, showing the N-Tidal Diagnose test to a patient (PA) A test driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is set to be rolled out in GP surgeries to help doctors diagnose a ...

The device, known as N-Tidal Diagnose, uses carbon dioxide sensors to measure changes in a patient’s lung function with results given in minutes. Dr Simon Rudland, a GP in Suffolk, showing the N-Tidal ...