Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common breathing conditions. It's the result of damaged lung tissue.

Moreover, women who have gone through menopause may be especially at risk for complications from COPD. “Estrogen is thought to have a protective effect on the lungs when you have it,” she says.

Having COPD may increase your risk of potentially serious complications from the flu. The CDC recommends that all people ages 6 months or older receive a flu vaccine each year. This is ...

Life expectancy for a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) depends on the severity of the symptoms. There are various ways to measure COPD stages, including using the GOLD ...

Historically, RSV has been studied mainly in infants and older adults, but recent research shows that it also poses a ...

You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...

Implementing the ventilator-associated events (VAE) prevention protocol at Community Health Network has yielded remarkable ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be a challenging complication to manage during pregnancy; women with PAH who are ...

Pulmonary embolism was a common outcome in ... successful the shorter the time that the filter was in place. Filter complications were relatively common, although not all complications were ...

People with COPD are also more vulnerable to respiratory infections such as pneumonia, COVID-19 and tuberculosis. Related complications are why "COPD is a leading cause of death both in America ...