{
  "id": 3008194,
  "title": "COPD diagnosis is broken. TidalSense wants to fix it with 75 seconds of breathing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/copd-diagnosis-is-broken-tidalsense-wants-to-fix-it-with-75-seconds",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:13:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/08/24/copd-diagnosis-is-broken-tidalsense-wants-to-fix-it-with-75-seconds-of-breathing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects around 1.7 million people in the UK, with many more undiagnosed. Traditional diagnosis relies on spirometry, a 30-minute test that often fails to capture all patients who need it. TidalSense, a UK medtech company, has developed an alternative: N-Tidal Diagnose. This 75-second test involves normal mouth breathing into a handheld device, capturing a CO₂ waveform analyzed by AI to detect COPD. The rapid, easy-to-administer test overcomes traditional diagnostic limitations, enabling faster, more accessible patient diagnosis and integration into healthcare workflows.",
  "summary": "Respiratory disease affects around one in five people, and the UK has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world, affecting around one in 11 children and one in 12 adults. Chronic Obstructive Pul...",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}