During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

Increasing air pollution and poor lifestyle choices are contributing to a rise in lung disorders, with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) emerging as a significant concern. COPD ...

Explore strategies for controlling COPD and improving health, with a focus on management and lifestyle changes.

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 ...

The UCOPD questionnaire is an 18-item, COPD-specific questionnaire that is designed to assess the patient’s perception of their understanding, confidence, and use of key self-management skills. It ...

Spirometry is a standard test doctors use to determine how well your lungs function. A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and often fatal lung disease characterized by the scarring (fibrosis) of lung tissue, ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

A recent study published in the BMC Pulmonary Medicine unveiled a strong link between the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema are debilitating conditions that can make even simple tasks like walking or climbing stairs feel insurmountable. For many in the Texas ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in patients with COPD.