Few situations are more unsettling than not being able to breathe. Whether from a momentary injury that knocks the wind out of you, swimming underwater for too long or recovering after sprinting at ...

I’M Dr Suraj Kukadia, known as Dr Sooj, an NHS GP who has seen how life-changing COPD can be. As the colder months set in, I ...

Moderate COPD may mean that physical activity is more difficult, and you may cough up mucus more regularly. People with moderate COPD can take steps to improve their life expectancy by preventing ...

Just how common is COPD? And just how disheartening and confusing can a diagnosis be? These are questions our Senior Contributor Ted Koppel has been grappling with for very many years, and very close ...

The 6-minute walk test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a fast and noninvasive way to measure your heart and lung function. If you have COPD, this test helps your doctor understand ...

Former First Lady Barbara Bush has decided not to seek any more treatment for COPD and congestive heart failure. Instead, she’s chosen comfort care and is surrounded by family. Millions of people in ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

Learn how air pollution causes COPD and affects lung health. Take important steps to improve indoor and outdoor air quality ...

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. COPD is ...

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, ...

Chris Ayres, the voice actor who played the villain Frieza in the popular anime franchise Dragon Ball, died on Monday at the age of 56 after struggling for several years with a condition known as COPD ...