NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There's a potential new treatment for severe emphysema, and Philadelphia is a key test site for this small device with big potential to improve lives. In COPD (Chronic ...

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 ...

If you or someone close to you suffers from chronic shortness of breath, persistent cough, and reduced physical fitness, there is a chance it may be COPD. This is a serious lung disease affecting ...

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The study will evaluate a novel device designed to open airways and release trapped air in patients with severe emphysema and hyperinflation. Dr. Gerard Criner is a Principal Investigator ...

Environmental factors like smoking or chemical exposure are usually the culprit in lung disorders like COPD or emphysema. However, some of those cases are actually driven by genetics. We inherit our ...

Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about medications, among other factors, and leads to increased ...

Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.