Explore strategies for controlling COPD and improving health, with a focus on management and lifestyle changes.

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

Chronic pain is a common complaint among those with COPD. Columnist Caroline Gainer shares the pain relief strategies that ...

It opens the door to exploring estrogen-based therapies and other hormone-related treatments that could offer a tailored approach to managing COPD in women. The treatment landscape for COPD has ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition which is caused by damage to the lungs. This damage results in swelling and irritation inside the airways that limit airflow into ...

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

Your healthcare team can help guide you on possible treatments and medications and develop a care plan for managing your COPD and other symptoms. Find out more about COPD wherever you are in your ...

Outpatient management of patients with cancer-associated pulmonary embolism (PE) may be a feasible, safe approach with low short-term rates of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), major bleeding, ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbations are seen frequently in the emergency department (ED). Acute exacerbations are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and health care expenditures.

Globally, COPD is also a leading cause of death. Data from the World Health Organization in 2021 ranked it as the fourth ...