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

Countries around the world use its guidelines and recommendations for diagnosing and treating COPD. The GOLD system previously classified COPD from stages 1 to 4 solely based on your lung capacity ...

China: A recent study published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has shed light on the ...

This document provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the pulmonary rehabilitation literature that updates the 1997 guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP ...

Columnist Caroline Gainer has been sleeping a lot more than usual lately, so she investigates whether that's normal for ...

Injurious falls are common among people with COPD in the 2 years before death, with some medications tied to higher fall risk.

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Key barriers in adhering to anticoagulation guidelines included uncertainty about its choice, established practices, and the ...

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 ...

It has been found in a recent study published in Heliyon that individuals who are genetically predisposed to having ...

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is needed to improve holistic patient care, according to a new editorial.

Among patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation, the risk for cardiovascular events was highest in the following 2 weeks and stayed elevated more than 1 year after, according to study results ...