The deep cuts to Medicaid outlined in President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill will hurt Americans suffering from ...

Researchers discover an unusual accumulation of particles in people with the disease; the causes are still unclear.

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the disease's burden varies significantly by state.

Digital inhalers that allow remote patient monitoring may predict impending exacerbations, or episodes when symptoms of COPD ...

Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always effective. This may ...

Many people with chronic lung diseases such as COPD or asthma use a nebulizer to take their medication in the form of a mist that is inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are often recommended for ...

Emphysema is a slow killer. Severe emphysema even alienates family members as the patients relegate themselves to the length of their oxygen tubing and suffer through an acquired mutism from ...

Scientists have discovered that people with COPD have lung cells that contain over three times as much soot-like carbon as ...

Regeneron’s stock is having its worst day in 14 years after the failure of late-stage trial of its COPD treatment, after analysts had just placed a high probability of a positive result.

The work reveals that nearly one-third of COPD patients may be using inhalers that are not optimally suited to their breathing capabilities, potentially compromising treatment effectiveness. COPD is a ...

With COPD, air can be trapped and pushed on the lungs, thus causing those with COPD to use more neck, chest, and back muscles to breathe. This breathing technique offers several benefits to your body ...

COPD, a group of lung diseases, is marked by progressive shortness of breath, wheezing and chronic cough. Riverside Walter Reed Hospital pharmacists now make bedside visits to all admitted COPD ...