It is becoming increasingly recognized that people with COPD have an elevated risk of serious CV events,1 discussed Hanania ...

Women aged 40 years and older have a 50% greater risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) vs men in the same age group, according to study findings published in BMJ Open Respiratory ...

VIEW THE AGENDA Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 25 million people in the U.S. and is the fifth leading ...

While GSK’s Nucala may not have earned the distinction of becoming the first FDA approved biologic for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the British drugmaker is confident its IL-5 ...

“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 ...

Two months after the Education Department officially opened its doors in 1980, Republicans approved a policy platform calling on Congress to shut it down.. Now, more than four decades later ...

The study, “Associations Between Mindfulness and Symptom Severity among Adults Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),” was published in the December 2024 issue of Heart & Lung: The ...

As healthcare professionals, we witness the day-to-day battles our patients face living with COPD – the breathlessness, the difficulty in performing routine activities, and the emotional strain of ...

Improve COPD Awareness and Education: The Alliance works to increase public understanding of COPD, addressing stigma and empowering patients with knowledge.

COPD experts ask patients to refer to a 10-point scale of effort, fatigue and breathlessness, with 0 meaning the person is at rest. It’s good to exercise mostly at a moderate intensity, about 3 ...

The articles are published in the July 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal.

Learn the differences between COPD and emphysema, as well as their symptoms, diagnosis methods, and treatments to improve breathing and quality of life. ... and education on managing the condition.