United Kingdom, April 4 -- A rapid test which uses the power of AI is set the transform the diagnosis of lung condition COPD.

Currently, diagnosis is done using a spirometry test which involves forced exhalation. It can take half an hour or more, and that's once you've managed to get an appointment.

Dr Simon Rudland told Sky News: "Spirometry is delivered out of a hub, so patients have to travel.

"We need to employ experts within those hubs that require specialist training. And the biggest issue is the wait."

The new rapid test is a handheld device called N-Tidal Diagnose and this will mean that patients can be tested in their doctor's surgery and will have results in as little as five minutes if their symptoms - which are breathlessn...