Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to reclassification of ...

A phlegmy cough and shortness of breath are possible warning signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Keeping track of your symptoms and knowing your risk factors can help you test ...

Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, ...

For decades, clinical algorithms that were used to diagnose disease have included race as a variable. Over the past several years, growing recognition that this may lead to diagnoses being entirely ...