Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects an estimated 328 million people in the world. It can range from mild to very severe. It’s typically progressive, meaning it gets worse over time.

Mild COPD might not seem like a big deal. But it’s important to act early. “If we think about overall management goals, we’re trying to both minimize symptoms but also prevent disease ...

Mild COPD was defined as post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1) ≥ 80% of predicted value (according to criteria from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. The GOLD system previously ...

The prognosis for COPD can depend on many things, including how advanced your COPD is. Learn about the things that can help you know what to expect and help your health.

People with mild COPD who have symptoms may be prescribed a short-acting inhaler known as a bronchodilator to use as needed. [7] These medications are delivered through an aerosol you inhale.

A common lung condition, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) diminishes the heart's ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms, according to new research.

“Patients with mild or moderate COPD rarely receive medications, because they have few symptoms,” Yumin Zhou, MD, PhD, of the National Center for Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, China, and ...

Even patients with mild COPD exacerbations can benefit from antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.

It’s the tiotropium that commonly causes dry mouth. Most people have mild dry mouth symptoms, but severe dry mouth is a real problem, both for your quality of life, but also for your teeth, as ...

Yumin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., from the First Affiliated Hospital in China, and colleagues randomly assigned 841 patients with mild or moderate COPD to receive a once-daily inhaled dose (18 μg) of ...

A common lung condition, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) diminishes the heart's ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms, according to research ...