When I was suffering from depression, I couldn’t do my housework the way that I wanted. Now that I’m better, I’m enjoying doing things like pulling weeds and other chores. These activities are also a ...

Columnist Caroline Gainer looks into evidence suggesting that her premature birth may have been a factor in her development ...

Using e-cigarettes, often called vaping, significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a U.S. study suggests. People who used e-cigarettes, which are ...

Trying something new doesn’t always yield good results, which is why those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to vet any new device we may wish to try. I did my due diligence ...

March is a difficult month for me. I can relate to Bill Withers’ song “Ain’t No Sunshine.” The bleak winter months in southern West Virginia get me a little (or a lot) down. Those of us with chronic ...

A friend asked me if there is still time to get this season’s flu shot. That got me thinking about the issues that come with the shift from winter to spring and summer for those of us with chronic ...

A digital, community-based intervention to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations in a home setting significantly improved the quality of life of patients, a pilot study ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abrysvo, a vaccine that protects against lung infections caused by the respiratory syncytial virus — commonly known as RSV — for adults as ...

DirectRx, a specialty pharmacy for people with chronic health disorders, is now part of the exclusive U.S. pharmacy network distributing Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine), a newly approved therapy for chronic ...

People who get more vitamin E from their diet may be less likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an analysis suggests. Findings indicate that vitamin E supplementation may ...

Apogee Therapeutics has begun dosing healthy volunteers in a Phase 1 clinical trial of APG808, the company’s anti-inflammatory injection therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

For years, I got up in the morning and coughed and gagged, feeling like my throat was closing. Then I’d get a prickly feeling in my arms and back, like when your circulation gets cut off and a body ...