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 be early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have ...

An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for COPD, respiratory-related mortality and a respiratory exacerbation could be found via blood test. More ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It is common for many people to experience breathlessness, chronic cough, or decreased ...

Although the link between worse air quality days and negative impacts in COPD is well characterized, pollen count does not contribute to the air quality index, said Krishna Thavarajah, MD, a ...

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) --Finding and treating people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved their health and led to fewer appointments for respiratory symptoms in ...

Breathing exercises remain an underused, safe, low-cost therapy for COPD — and new research shows a humor-infused technique ...

Emily learned from an early age the devastation lung disease can have on a family. Her grandmother passed away at 61 years old from emphysema when she was just a child. Then, in 2013, her mother was ...

AstraZeneca’s tozorakimab reduced disease flare ups in patients with COPD, suggesting IL-33-targeted antibodies could offer broad potential in pulmonary diseases.