If a threshold of 10% risk of COPD was used to make spirometry referrals, the addition of the polygenic risk score correctly ...

Elevated CAR has been associated with adverse outcomes in many conditions, including cancer, sepsis, COVID-19, and cardiovascular diseases. A higher C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is ...

Air pollution is a well-known risk factor for respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Though smoking and increasing levels of pollution exposure are well recognised as causes of lung cancer the connection ...

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

Background: For several years, asthma and COPD have been regarded as distinct entities, with distinct clinical courses. However, despite distinctive physiologic features at the time of diagnosis ...

Despite affecting over 30 million Americans, COPD remains dangerously underdiagnosed. As a leading cause of death, this chronic respiratory disease continues to claim lives, yet awareness and early ...

We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.

A recent study published in the BMC Pulmonary Medicine unveiled a strong link between the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio ...

You’re at risk of developing COPD complications ... the amount that it affects your life expectancy depends on many factors, such as how far your COPD has progressed and whether you quit smoking ...