We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...

There are many types of respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. Smoking and exposure to certain substances are common risk factors. Respiratory diseases are conditions ...

Background Exacerbations are major causes of morbidity in individuals with chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. It’s a common ...

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Both conditions share similar symptoms. Understanding their ...

If only managing a patient with an obstructive lung disease — like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — were as easy as writing a prescription. As it stands now, physicians also ...

When one thinks of who is most likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of progressive, chronic lung diseases caused by inflammation and damage to the lungs, one ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) isn’t contagious. But people with COPD can transmit other infections when they cough. They may also have a greater risk of serious illness from a ...

Long COVID is best understood as a collection of overlapping symptoms rather than a single post-viral condition, suggests a ...