We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, don’t just happen alongside lung cancer; they increase a person’s ...

This chronic respiratory disease most commonly affects women aged 65 and older. But there are ways to manage the symptoms and slow down its progression. In the past, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Almost every day, Gwinnett Medical Center Clinical Nurse Specialist Pam Garrett encounters patients in the emergency room who have undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. “COPD is ...

Learn how air pollution causes COPD and affects lung health. Take important steps to improve indoor and outdoor air quality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...

A new study shows how periodontitis, an oral disease, activates immune cells associated with aggravated progression of COPD. Severe gum disease has been linked to the progression of chronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A smartphone-based tool that employs acoustic sensing and machine learning techniques is set to undergo testing.

A 40-year-old woman who was once accustomed to frequent travel suddenly found herself struggling to breathe after just a few ...

WAYNETOWN, Ind. — Tony Manion doesn't miss a workout. Seriously. Three hours a day, every day. "You just make a choice to do it," Manion said, between reps from his home gym in rural Montgomery County ...