Few situations are more unsettling than not being able to breathe. Whether from a momentary injury that knocks the wind out of you, swimming underwater for too long or recovering after sprinting at ...

Credit: Getty Images Women with COPD, asthma, and OSA may go undiagnosed or without proper care because their symptomatology differs from the classic male presentation. Despite decades of advances in ...

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

Some healthy habits can help reduce your chances of getting lung infections while living with COPD. Learn more here.

Have you ever watched someone you love suffer – or even lose their life – to lung disease? Whether it’s lung cancer, COPD or asthma – it is heartbreaking to watch a person you love struggle for ...

Almost every day, Gwinnett Medical Center Clinical Nurse Specialist Pam Garrett encounters patients in the emergency room who have undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. “COPD is ...

Misunderstanding COPD and asthma can be risky. Recognising the difference in the condition, treatment options, and the need for early intervention is important.

A new study shows how periodontitis, an oral disease, activates immune cells associated with aggravated progression of COPD. Severe gum disease has been linked to the progression of chronic ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An estimated 15 million adults in America have been diagnosed with COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, but the ...