Quit smoking and control your indoor air quality. Exposure to smoke, dust, fumes, vapors and chemicals can worsen your COPD.

Medication treatment for COPD usually involves inhaled medications, such as beta agonists like albuterol or long-acting forms ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease affecting at least 15 million American adults. It’s also the fourth leading cause of disease-attributed death. This makes ...

Protein-calorie malnutrition in patients with COPD exacerbation is linked to higher risk for mortality, AKI, respiratory ...

Shortness of breath when walking short distances can occur suddenly or be a chronic condition. It should be evaluated, as it ...

PAP is a rare lung condition that can be difficult to diagnose because it may mimic many other more common lung diseases,” ...

Effective treatment often requires you to take medications to better manage symptoms or stop taking medications if a doctor advises that you no longer need them. Finding the right dosages and ...

Objective: Prognostic studies of mortality in patients with COPD have mostly focused on physiologic variables, with little attention to depressive symptoms. This stands in sharp contrast to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reduced levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity are linked to increased symptom burden in ...

Sex-specific differences in the severity of symptoms and prevalence of comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may point to different criteria for diagnosing ...