This breathing test can detect COPD in its earliest stage, even before any obvious symptoms are noticeable. Healthcare professionals can use these types of tests to help track COPD’s development ...

An ongoing cough is a symptom of COPD, especially when it comes with mucus. It isn’t pleasant, but there are ways to manage it. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is.

Individuals with early-onset COPD and rapidly progressive pre-COPD frequently have a decades-long history of impaired ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch passed away months after he was diagnosed with emphysema, a lung disease that results from ...

[2,3] we know very little about the end-of-life care needs of people with advanced, progressive chronic illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [4] As COPD progresses ...

The early use of interdisciplinary care services and special end-of-life units can improve the quality of end-of-life care for end-stage COPD patients and their families. Several features of COPD ...