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COPD is often diagnosed late, but the lung damage behind it can build up slowly over decades.
Research shows that social isolation plays a major role in quality of life and risk of death in people with COPD.
Australia’s new asthma guidelines warn against anyone with asthma – even those with infrequent symptoms – using only salbutamol inhaler.
An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets.
Respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD, and lung cancer have all been linked to an imbalanced gut microbiome.
People with a lung condition are among those particularly vulnerable to bushfire smoke. But you can prepare for the season ahead.
Innovation in primary care for COPD patients has the potential to alleviate a significant strain on the health system by reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Gene therapies and vaccines are often injected into muscle cells that are inefficient at producing desired proteins. Making them work more like liver cells could lead to better treatment outcomes.
Researchers are developing an AI-powered device to detect asthma and COPD symptoms in real-time for faster treatment. The ‘patch’ listens to airway sounds, but filters out speech to protect privacy.
Decreases in respiratory infections during the pandemic suggest there may be a continued role for the selective, non-mandated use of measures like masks and social distancing even post-COVID-19.
Five respiratory viruses everyone should know about.
A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..
Proto-medicines which activated “free fatty acid receptor 4” were able to relax the lungs and airways in both mice and human lung tissue samples.
More evidence that vaping may be harmful to your health.
More than 20 countries have banned e-cigarettes.
As organs go, lungs do not receive a lot of attention, and diseases associated with them, such as lung cancer, historically have been underfunded. Here’s a look at how your amazing lungs function.
Vitamin D shows promise in treating COPD in people who are deficient in the vitamin.
Sometimes the difference between intending to do something and doing it is a little nudge. Now researchers are designing apps that nudge patients with chronic diseases to change their behavior.
The former first lady was reported to have a condition that makes breathing hard and often occurs in smokers. COPD is a condition that affects almost 16 million Americans.
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