Prior work has shown that smartphone spirometry can effectively measure lung function using the phone’s built-in microphone and could one day play a critical role in making spirometry more usable, ...

Assessment of pulmonary function is vital for early detection of chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in home healthcare. However, monitoring of pulmonary function is ...

Admiral Ali Shamkhani, advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, talked to Iranian TV on Sunday, over two weeks after he was targeted by Israel in simultaneous attacks that led to the massacre ...

Can informing a patient of the results of spirometry testing increase awareness of the harmful effects of smoking?

In order to avoid variability attributable to the use of different measurement devices, the same models of spirometer (Datospir 120-C) and carbon monoxide detector (Dräger Pac 7000 CO) will be ...

Stanford researchers develop milli-spinner thrombectomy technology that shrinks blood clots without breaking them, showing higher success rates for stroke treatment.

Researchers have developed a novel device that quite literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes.