There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...

(Reuters) - A new diagnostic test from Veracyte Inc could help many people avoid risky and costly invasive lung biopsies at a time when millions of American smokers are eligible for lung cancer ...

Similar to spirometry and pulse oximetry, lung plethysmography is a tool within the broad umbrella of pulmonary function tests. It is a type of diagnostic procedure used to measure the amount of air ...

ATLANTA, Georgia — A combination of gene-expression testing (BronchoGen, Allegro Diagnostics) and diagnostic bronchoscopy significantly improves accuracy in the diagnosis of lung cancer, compared with ...

For many people with higher risks of developing cancer, the discovery of a nodule in the lung usually means undertaking a diagnostic journey to determine if it’s malignant or benign through invasive ...

Peer-Reviewed Study: bioAffinity Technologies’ CyPath® Lung Test Shows Potential Significant Healthcare Savings by Reducing Unnecessary Follow-Up, Medical Complications and Overdiagnosis Study by BAMC ...

An X-ray can help healthcare professionals find non-small cell lung cancer tumors and gain a deeper understanding of them. The healthcare team will also need other imaging and tests for a complete ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a new diagnostic test to help physicians better detect and manage lung transplant rejection. Dubbed the Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System for Lung, the test ...

World Lung Day is an annual campaign observed on September 25th to raise awareness about lung health and promote better lung care around the world. As we age, our lungs, like many other organs, ...

Injured and unusable lungs were restored with respirators and pig blood. The procedure one day may increase the supply of organs for transplant. By Gina Kolata The six lungs were taken from brain-dead ...

Study by BAMC’s Michael Morris, M.D., and VA’s Sheila Habib, M.D., evaluated potential economic impact of CyPath® Lung for the early detection of lung cancer “Our study suggests the potential for a ...