NEW JERSEY (Ivanhoe Newswire) – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020.

COPD is a group of lung diseases that get worse over time. It prevents airflow to the lungs, causing breathing problems and ...

The symptoms of COPD aren’t always obvious. Subtle signs like finding it harder to keep up with friends on a walk or unconsciously cutting down on physical activity can be easy to miss. Some people ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a condition caused by damage to the lungs that results in breathing difficulties.

A new COPD drug, developed by Verona Pharma, was approved by the FDA Wednesday. The drug, ensifentrine, is the first new type of maintenance treatment for COPD in over a decade. In clinical trials, ...

AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...

David Mannino is co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation. He's an internal medicine doctor with a specialty in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at University of ...

BIRMINGHAM (KFSN) -- More than 11 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. But an estimated 24 million may have it and not know it because they mistake some of the ...

This article supports the use of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment ratio as a surrogate marker of COPD exacerbation risk for quality measurement purposes. Objectives: Despite ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a progressive lung condition that affects millions of people in the United ...

COPD is a group of progressive lung diseases that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Despite affecting an estimated 32 million people in the United States, as many as half are unaware they ...