“It is likely that the poor socioeconomic and medical outcomes in patients with mild COPD are caused both by mild COPD and comorbidities…The findings clearly show that COPD constitutes a condition ...

Researchers recently studied the adverse outcomes of symptomatic and asymptomatic nonobstructed individuals and those with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) longitudinally, and found ...

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accelerate the loss of lung function especially among patients with mild disease, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality occurred in more patients with severe vs. mild COPD exacerbation based on Rome severity classification ...

"The evidence we have in persons with mild-to-moderate COPD, or who are minimally symptomatic, on reducing exacerbations and improving quality of life is still very limited." — Jennifer S. Lin, MD, ...

chest xray_TS_182156946 Patients with mild-to-moderate airflow limitations should be screened for COPD exacerbations. In patients with mild-to-moderate COPD, exacerbation is associated with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Impaired exercise ventilatory efficiency above the upper limit of normal was associated with a greater dyspnea ...

For adults with a history of smoking undergoing low-dose CT for lung cancer screening, emphysema is predictive of mortality up to 25 years.

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I pretty much have it under control with medication, but I am still not able to do a whole lot, as I feel ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 73-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I pretty much have it under control with medication, but I am still not able to do a whole lot, as I feel ...