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

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 ...

Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use.