We've all felt winded when taking the stairs or dealt with a cough from time to time. But if these issues linger, they could ...

“Patients with mild-to-moderate COPD who have low exercise tolerance are likely to experience poor respiratory health outcomes,” the investigators concluded. “Exercise tolerance may be considered one ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

Explore strategies for controlling COPD and improving health, with a focus on management and lifestyle changes.

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...

Injurious falls are common among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the two years before de ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

Until you have been through a health condition that sapped your energy, drained your pockets and made people hardly recognise ...

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) summarizes the considerable evidence supporting the important ...