In the past, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—a lung condition that limits airflow into your lungs and causes difficulty breathing—was thought to be a men’s disease. This was in ...

Symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath, chronic cough, wheezing, mucus production, fatigue, chest tightness, and frequent respiratory infections.

Typical symptoms of COPD, such as a persistent cough with phlegm and shortness of breath, occur due to airways narrowed by ...

Common symptoms of COPD include wheezing, chest tightness, a painful and persistent cough (with and without accompanying mucus) and fatigue."Another of the most worrisome features of the disease ...

Why COPD Affects Women Differently: Women may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of tobacco smoke, experiencing a faster decline in lung function compared to men when they smoke.

According to a 2022 review, some studies have found that people with COPD report fewer symptoms or flares when they switch from smoking to vaping, but other studies haven’t found these benefits.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. More than 12.5 million people in the ...

Sly Stone, the funk icon and frontman of the group Sly and the Family Stone, has died. The 82-year-old musician's family confirmed the death of their "beloved dad" following a "prolonged battle" with ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Using imaging and respiratory symptoms, researchers identified up to 15.4% of individuals without airflow obstruction as having COPD, according to research presented at the ...

“There are 1.7 million people living with COPD in the UK, with a further 600,000 showing symptoms of the disease but struggling to get a diagnosis,” highlights Dr Andy Whittamore, GP and ...