Physical activity, especially through face-to-face programs, reduces depression and anxiety in these patients.

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

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As wildfires continue to spread across the Los Angeles area, residents with asthma and other respiratory diseases face ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study.

The growing prevalence of COPD among women can be attributed to a combination of biological, environmental, and societal ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A recent study using national data highlights the strong association between smoking in childhood and increased COPD prevalence in adulthood, emphasizing the urgent need ...

In 2021, 138,825 people died from COPD, making it the sixth overall leading cause of death and the fifth disease-related cause of death behind heart disease, cancer, COVID-19, accidents and stroke ...

Insurance companies are increasingly rejecting cancer treatments and screenings for some patients. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk profiles two patients' cases and reports on reactions from the insurance ...

Background Some patients with COPD report frequent acute exacerbations (AECOPD) of the disease (FE), whereas others suffer them infrequently (IE). Because the current diagnosis of exacerbation relies ...

In nearly seven years as Quebec City's only patient navigator for Anglophones, he's met over 500 patients just like her. "It's a godsend that Steve and the services are here to help us," said ...