Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 25 million people in the U.S. and is the fifth leading cause of death from disease — on track to be the third by 2035 if nothing changes ...

People with COPD had more carbon in their lungs than smokers in study Researchers looked at lung tissue from 28 COPD patients and 15 smokers who underwent surgery for suspected or confirmed lung ...

Unusual carbon build-up found in lungs of COPD patients As a result, cells grow abnormally large and cause inflammation Date: June 10, 2025 Source: European Respiratory Society Summary: Scientists ...

Sly Stone died after a prolonged battle with COPD, a lung condition that can be debilitating. Here's what doctors want you to know about it.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of Americans, with new data from the National Center for Health Statistics showing the condition becomes increasingly common as people ...

The FDA approved mepolizumab (Nucala) for adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday. Labeling for the interleukin-5 (IL ...

The FDA has approved the asthma drug Nucala for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The FDA granted approval to mepolizumab for treating adults with inadequately controlled COPD and an eosinophilic phenotype, according to a GSK press release.This is the second biologic approved ...

The FDA has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with inadequately controlled eosinophilic COPD.

“Using the new COPD diagnostic schema, compared with individuals classified as not having COPD, those with a new diagnosis of COPD had greater all-cause and respiratory-specific mortality, more ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a complex and progressive disease, and many patients continue to experience exacerbations, also known as flare-ups. For the past few decades, the ...

Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says.