Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It’s a chronic condition that makes breathing difficult, and can lead to ...

COPD headaches may be related to chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, or a buildup of carbon dioxide in your blood. Treatment can involve oxygen therapy and medications like bronchodilators and ...

COPD Severity and Life Expectancy Doctors use a classification system called the Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (or GOLD) system to determine how severe your COPD is. It's based on how ...

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, is the world’s preeminent COPD research and advocacy organization. Founded in 1997 in collaboration with the U.S. National ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of chronic, progressive lung diseases that make breathing difficult. The hallmark symptoms are a chronic cough, shortness of breath, and ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications can help you breathe more easily and improve your quality of life. You take some types every day, but you use others for quick relief only when ...

Our experts separate fact from fiction regarding COPD to help us better understand the risks and challenges of the disease. “Although cigarette smoking is the main cause of COPD, not everyone who ...

More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function are undiagnosed and unaware that they have COPD. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is also a rare genetic disorder that causes COPD. 4 Alpha-1 ...

This article supports the use of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment ratio as a surrogate marker of COPD exacerbation risk for quality measurement purposes. Objectives: Despite ...