Patients with COPD and concurrent depression and/or anxiety are known to have an increased risk of exacerbations, morbidity, mortality, and deteriorated quality of life. Early detection of ...

Sue’s recommendation to others living with COPD is to not isolate yourself and stay at home. It is okay to ask for help and ...

UCLA researchers have successfully grown miniature lungs from stem cells—complete with their own functioning blood vessel ...

Patients with chronic respiratory failure who meet usage criteria will have more access to respiratory assist devices.

Background Psychological functioning is an important determinant of health outcomes in chronic lung disease. To better define the role of anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a ...

It is becoming increasingly recognized that people with COPD have an elevated risk of serious CV events,1 discussed Hanania ...

Women aged 40 years and older have a 50% greater risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) vs men in the same age group, according to study findings published in BMJ Open Respiratory ...

Shyamali Dharmage grew up in rural Sri Lanka and was inspired to become a doctor after watching the impact of the local ...

The Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Current Status and Future Perspectives Nicolino Ambrosino; Pierluigi Paggiaro Disclosures Expert Rev Resp Med. 2012;6 (1):117-127. 0 ...

The study found that COPD patients’ alveolar macrophages — a type of lung cell that removes dust, particles and microorganisms from the lungs — contain more carbon than those of smokers. The ...

Tezepelumab has received an FDA breakthrough therapy designation as a maintenance treatment for patients with moderate to very severe COPD characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype, according to ...

Much like cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart disease, pulmonary rehab is a multi-domain medical intervention that incorporates education on disease, medication, behaviors, and how to ...