Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a manifestation of structural violence, the process through which societies ...

The following is a summary of “Dose-response relationship between Life's Essential 8 score and COPD risk: the NHANES cohort ...

During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

Receiving a diagnosis for any disease/condition is not an easy experience. One organization hopes to make patients newly diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis feel supported during this time via a new ...

A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...

Because public health agencies have learned that these patients had bird flu days or weeks after the person became ill, it has hampered efforts to find out how they were exposed and make sure they ...

Patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours, while sick people are being left to soil themselves, according to a damning report into the state of the NHS. The Royal ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Patients are dying in the corridors of Britain’s hospitals. Pregnant women are receiving miscarriage treatments in semipublic places. Incontinent ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries ... "Pulmonologists and pharmacists need to collaborate with each other and with patients to develop fall prevention strategies and ...

“The only way to solve this is more education,” Putrino says, “so the next generation of clinicians are not looking at these patients and saying, ‘A couple of antidepressants and a day off ...

Courtesy of Dr. Randy Taplitz; Courtesy of City of Hope A California physician says she is still processing the loss of her home as she continues to provide care to cancer patients amid the ...