Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease in childhood, affecting 6.5% of children in the United States. Spirometry is the gold standard objective measure when diagnosing and managing ...

COPD cases are rising in women. Uncover the latest insights to enhance diagnosis and treatment in your women patients.

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Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business Insider, and more. Callie Foster A diagnosis changed the Foster family forever. Callie Foster and her husband learned their son ...

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With that in mind, Medscape Medical News asked leading primary care physicians for their advice and insight on navigating the ...

A recent study has revealed that one in ten adults turn to the internet to self-diagnose when they start feeling unwell, rather than visiting a pharmacy or booking an appointment with their GP.

You’ve probably heard of the four stages of cancer—but there’s another even earlier stage that experts say can make a huge difference in treating the disease. Breast cancer is one of the few ...

Your symptoms How many times your COPD has gotten worse (exacerbations) Any times you’ve had to stay in the hospital because your COPD has gotten worse Results from spirometry, a test that ...

By stage II, your symptoms are usually no longer something ... You'll also take a simple breathing test (spirometry test). One of the results from it, known as "forced expiratory volume in one ...

“And now it’s like, what are my dreams?” “I think maybe since the diagnosis, you’re just tired all the time,” she continued. “I spent so much of my life so tired from being unwell ...