CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Village Medical and The COPD Foundation today announced a webinar to support patients through Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). The free, educational event will focus ...

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- An easy-to-use device developed by a local biomedical company is providing relief to Buffalo-area patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation refers to a medical program that aims to help people with lung conditions breathe better and maintain a higher quality of life. There are many benefits to enrolling in these ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterized by loss of lung elasticity, which leads to dysfunctional gaseous exchange. COPD is the third leading cause of ...

New York University Langone Medical Center will lead a new clinical initiative to determine a breath test’s effectiveness in identifying volatile organic compounds in human breath that are biomarkers ...

Blow out on six. Ready? Set? Go. Using music to maximize the lungs is the idea behind Harmonicas for Health®, a nationwide program created by respiratory therapists with the COPD Foundation. It ...

Lung conditions, like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are more common in women than men. Stephanie Harris has both asthma and COPD, and living with the lung conditions slowed her ...

Researchers report that as many as 70% of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma could be undiagnosed. They say that receiving a diagnosis and treatment can dramatically ...

People with schizophrenia are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting a possible syndemic relationship between the two diseases, in addition to people not ...