We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...

Europe and the European Respiratory Society highlights the significant underdiagnosis, inadequate management, and ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Effective management ...

A quasi-experimental study found anticipatory nursing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lowered anxiety and depression ...

The Program for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease's mission is to provide state of the art evaluation and treatment for patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The University of ...

Almost every day, Gwinnett Medical Center Clinical Nurse Specialist Pam Garrett encounters patients in the emergency room who have undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. “COPD is ...

Not so long ago, the textbook image of the lungs was that of a sterile environment. “When I was in medical school, around 2005, literally my pathology textbook said that the normal lung is free from ...

A 40-year-old woman who was once accustomed to frequent travel suddenly found herself struggling to breathe after just a few ...