Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians need to remember that a patient’s reported race includes social factors in addition to genetics. In ...

The American Thoracic Society has issued an official statement for clinicians that explains why race and ethnicity should no longer be considered factors in interpreting the results of spirometry, the ...

The value of race and ethnicity in the interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PTFs) is being called into question, and data supporting this use are limited and unreliable, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary function testing results can indicate obstructive patterns. Providers must properly coach patients ...

U.S. health care systems have begun shifting to race-neutral reference equations for interpreting pulmonary-function tests, but implementation gaps risk perpetuating inequities in disability ...

Rohan Khazanchi is a research affiliate at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and a resident in the Harvard Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Harleen Marwah, the ...

Common tests to diagnose pulmonary hypertension include chest X-rays to check for enlarged ventricles or lung issues, blood tests to assess oxygen levels and organ function, and a 6-minute walk test ...