Columnist Caroline Gainer is concerned about a couple of results from her recent annual wellness visit that could suggest ...

Treatment with Ohtuvayre in COPD was linked to improved lung function and other benefits across key patient subgroups in ...

Low climate-impact corticosteroid inhalers are as effective as high climate impact inhalers for COPD and asthma outcomes, per ...

The FDA has approved Dupixent as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with poorly controlled COPD and high counts of ...

Chest CT scans are done in medical imaging facilities or in hospitals by trained personnel. Before the test, you may be asked not to eat or drink anything to ensure clear images, and you should wear ...

Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD. It works ...

Abediterol is a novel, once-daily, fine-particle therapy being developed by AstraZeneca for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigational drug is a long-acting ...

Budesonide for inhalation (brand name, Pulmicort; AstraZeneca) is a corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by respiratory disorders, such ...

There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...

Common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, include shortness of breath, a frequent cough or cough that produces a lot of mucus, wheezing, and tightness in the chest. Excess ...

The voice of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) becomes more pitched and sounds breathy or hoarse at the early stages of disease exacerbations, which are episodes when symptoms ...