Sure, having a cold or respiratory infection can temporarily make it harder to breathe. But if excessive coughing and ...

Cruises are a great way for travelers with COPD to see the world. Most large cruise lines allow passengers to travel with ...

A randomized controlled trial involving patients with stage 3b chronic kidney disease from primary care reported that in contrast to reported cardiorenal protective effects of nonsteroidal ...

Hope is on the horizon for patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CHEST 2024 in Boston featured a session highlighting emerging bronchoscopic therapies.

COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, affects around 400 million people worldwide. It causes breathing difficulties and severely limits people’s capacity for physical activity. It ...

A study by doctoral student Adriana Eugene and Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found that older adults who use ...

Infected saliva, respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze, and contaminated surfaces can pass on an acute case of bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis, however, is usually not contagious since it is ...

Through its commitment to the health of the area, West Tennessee Healthcare can offer state of the art diagnostic and ...

For people in the MetroWest region living with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, ...

Additionally, patients were considered to have COPD if they answered yes to the question, “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you had emphysema/chronic bronchitis/COPD?” ...

such as chronic bronchitis. Long-term exposure to pollutants can exacerbate existing respiratory conditions and lead to serious health concerns. Sick building syndrome: Neglecting regular ...

This dual burden of chronic and infectious diseases will only further strain health systems and even set back national and global economics gains. To understand the sheer global scale of ...