COPD causes chronic inflammation and damage to the airways and lung tissue, making it more difficult to fight off respiratory infections like COVID-19. Health ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that often hides in plain sight. You may think you're dealing with a common cold, when in reality, your lungs are swollen, irritated ...

In chronic bronchitis, swelling (inflammation) causes the airways to become narrowed. It also causes mucus to build up, clogging the airways. People with mild COPD may not have any symptoms.

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Both conditions ...

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a serious lung condition that affects millions of people. Also known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis, COPD causes breathing problems that can ...

High-altitude travel in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulted predictable decreases in partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO 2), especially in older women, and ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in ...

Because COPD’s symptoms are common in other conditions and short-term illnesses, COPD can go undiagnosed. You can test yourself for COPD by reviewing your symptoms and risk factors and by ...

Do the Work to Make a Positive Impact on Your Symptom Management. While prescription medication and a home oxygen concentrator play an essential role in treating his COPD, lifestyle factors have a ...

“In Iredell County, COPD causes over 100 deaths per year on average,” said Dr. Sever Surdulescu, the Care Access Research Investigator for this study in Mooresville.

The risk for chronic lower respiratory disease mortality was significantly raised in the group with arthritis plus vs. without COPD (aHR = 5.46; 95% CI, 3.48-8.56), and this was also the case when ...