COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time without treatment.

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The World Health Organization says chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.23 million deaths in 2019. COPD is caused ...

Whenever we think of difficulty in breathing, the first image that comes to mind is often the dramatic scenes shown in movies ...

In conjunction with World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day, organised by the World Health Organisation and ...

We are exposed to air pollution daily. When we step outside, we inhale pollutants from particulate matter (such as smoke or ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...

Learn about restrictive lung disease, its types, causes, diagnosis, and recovery tips. Understand how to breathe better and ...

Never-smokers with severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency can still develop lung disease, including emphysema, bronchiectasis, and airflow obstruction.

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19 tell us this even ...