Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...
“Patients with pulmonary edema generally describe breathlessness. Sometimes they feel like they are suffocating or breathing ...
Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Miami (January 21, 2025) – Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S.
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Both conditions share similar symptoms. Understanding their ...
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) have an increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, highlighting the need ...
Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.
The FDA approved dupilumab (Dupixent) as the first biologic treatment for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Sanofi and Regeneron announced on Friday. An injectable interleukin ...
Patients with COPD who travel to high altitudes have an estimated PaO2 decrease of 0.84 kPa with each 1000 meter of altitude gain. High-altitude travel in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...
Many people with COPD can control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines each day. But inhaled medicines may not offer enough relief for people who also have high levels of a type of white blood ...