Coarse crackles are more typical of COPD and present as prolonged, low pitched sounds. Fine crackles are more high pitched. The crackling noise stems from air bubbles passing through fluid ...

Women with COPD, asthma, and OSA may go undiagnosed or without proper care because their symptomatology differs from the male ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

The researchers adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking status, noise exposure, ear infections, hypertension, and diabetes. The researchers identified 403 patients with COPD who had a larger 20 ...

Higher altitudes can worsen COPD symptoms. People with COPD may need supplemental oxygen when staying at higher altitudes or flying in a plane. At higher elevations, your body needs to work harder ...

Dupixent (dupilumab), a drug already used to treat atopic dermatitis and asthma, became the first biologic approved for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) last fall. Most COPD treatments ...