Following use of race-neutral lung function equations, African American and Latino pediatric patients with asthma had reductions in FEV1 and FVC while white patients with asthma had increases, ...

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape healthcare practices in ways healthcare providers may not even realize.

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape health care practices in ways health ...

Despite ongoing progress, structural racism and health disparities continue to shape healthcare practices in ways healthcare providers may not even ...

Lung function assessment factoring in race performed poorly in flagging asthma among Black children, a study showed. The 2012 ...

Proceeds to support advancement of BX004 program through Phase 2b study topline results in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, anticipated in Q1 ...

Lung cancer survival rates can be as high as 98% for certain cancers diagnosed in an early stage, and as low as 4% for those diagnosed with more aggressive cancers in advanced stages. Survival rates ...

Bulging waistlines in England have caused the country's life expectancy to plunge in the European rankings, concerning research suggested today. After decades of progress, attempts to keep people ...

Life expectancy in England is rising more slowly than in the rest of Europe, according to a Lancet study. Obesity, bad diet and a lack of physical activity are behind a decade of life expectancy ...

The way we shop, do our banking, watch TV and listen to music is unrecognisable from 30 years ago – yet as a doctor, the way I do tests, treat patients and predict their outcomes is stuck in the ...

The treatment maintains normal baseline lung function while improving ... CFTR variant and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 %) predicted of ≥ 60%. Children were either already on ...