A Devon man who was one of the first in the country to have an operation to improve his breathing is now helping almost 50 people a week with theirs. Jim Shaylor, 74, has COPD [chronic obstructive ...

—A recent Australian study sought to determine the impact of COPD and smoking on post-operative pulmonary complications following lung cancer resection. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves following an individualized treatment plan that may include physical exercise, breathing techniques, nutritional education, and counseling. Chronic obstructive ...

COPD Severity and Life Expectancy Doctors use a classification system called the Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (or GOLD) system to determine how severe your COPD is. It's based on how ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe. They’re ...

More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function are undiagnosed and unaware that they have COPD. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is also a rare genetic disorder that causes COPD. 4 Alpha-1 ...