Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Cold weather, low humidity, and pollution place continuous stress on the respiratory system during the winter months.

A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...

Following the course of lung function in treatment-naïve patients, researchers found that lung function decline does not accelerate prior to mechanical ventilation. Patterns in the decline of lung ...

A small study in Greece found that the clinically approved anti-inflammatory drug anakinra, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, improved respiratory function in patients with severe coronavirus ...

People who can exercise sufficiently on a treadmill during cardiac stress testing have a lower mortality risk regardless of their overall level of heart disease, a Mount Sinai-led team of researchers ...

There is an undeniable connection between a strong immune system and nutrition. Learn why what you eat matters and other ways to boost your immune system.

Fears about coronavirus have prompted online searches and plenty of misinformation about how to strengthen the immune system. Here’s what works — and what doesn’t. By Tara Parker-Pope As worries grow ...