Whether hot or cold, extreme temperatures can make COPD symptoms worse. Heat and humidity make breathing harder even for those with normal lung functioning, and it can be extra challenging for ...

“If your COPD is severe to begin with ... humidity and ozone levels — before venturing outdoors. When outside, extreme exertion should be avoided. When indoors, consider advising patients ...

Chronic coughing and extreme tiredness are other symptoms ... patients need the right breathing tests to determine the specific type of COPD or other lung disease. For that reason, they need ...

With excessive exertion, researchers find fewer benefits for COPD patients, and there’s greater risk of falls and related injuries. Warning signs of too much intensity include extreme shortness ...

A dangerous round of early season extreme heat is on tap for parts of Texas this week in a prelude to what’s expected to be an abnormally hot summer across much of the United States. Long ...

Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025.