Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for COPD, respiratory-related mortality and a respiratory exacerbation could be found via blood test. More ...

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 ...

A scientific team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test ...

70% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases go undiagnosed. Now, a study led by Hospital del Mar and the Hospital del MResearch Institute has validated ten metabolites that are altered ...

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The study found that a combination of the Chinese symptom-based questionnaire and microspirometry could provide the most efficient and cost-effective way of identifying patients who need treatment for ...

Undiagnosed but clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, according to a large international study led by ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

A COPD assessment test (CAT) is a tool that can help you communicate the severity of your condition to your doctor. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have difficulties ...

Researchers have identified biomarkers that can be detected in a simple urine test and then, using an AI algorithm, predicted when COPD symptoms will flare up. The team, which included researchers ...

Researchers report that as many as 70% of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma could be undiagnosed. They say that receiving a diagnosis and treatment can dramatically ...

Escalating to extrafine single-inhaler triple therapy significantly reduces exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe COPD.