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Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects, say doctors

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Omitting race from lung function equations increases detection of asthma in Black children, study shows

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape health care practices in ways health care providers may not even realize. A recent study in JAMA Network Open, ...
Healio

Asthma testing rare during pregnancy

Pulmonary function tests and Asthma Control Tests are rare during pregnancy among women with asthma, according to a poster ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Lung Disease in the Black Community: How Race Influences Pulmonary Function Testing

Credit: Getty Images A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care. Pulmonary function testing ...
UPI

Asthma, COPD often not diagnosed, study indicates

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) --Finding and treating people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved their health and led to fewer appointments for respiratory symptoms in ...