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 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States with an estimated 3.8% age-adjusted prevalence and 141,733 COPD deaths ...

This publication aims to improve treatment and care for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It provides commissioners with strategies and recommendations for frontline care, ...

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The symptoms of COPD aren’t always obvious. Subtle signs like finding it harder to keep up with friends on a walk or unconsciously cutting down on physical activity can be easy to miss. Some people ...

AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...

David Mannino is co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation. He's an internal medicine doctor with a specialty in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at University of ...

—Early evidence suggests promise for a novel COPD treatment using autologous P63+ lung progenitor cell. This small study found the bronchoscopic transplantation of cultured P63+ cells to be safe and ...

We live longer and longer, and as we age, a lot of us develop a series of health issues and chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is found in around 600 ...

Moderate COPD may mean that physical activity is more difficult, and you may cough up mucus more regularly. People with moderate COPD can take steps to improve their life expectancy by preventing ...