According to the World Health Organization (WHO), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of ...

These men and women are fighting a common enemy: COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Their lungs don't work normally…every breath taken can be a struggle. What do they believe to be ...

This is part two of a two-part Healio Exclusive series on nutrition and lung health. Part one can be viewed here. Diet is an ...

Pulmonologists share best practices on when primary care providers should consider sending patients with respiratory illnesses to a specialist.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about 28 million people in the United ...

The first comprehensive analysis of three lung diseases across the England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland has been ...

Vaping may seem safer than smoking cigarettes, but it won’t protect you from lung damage.

When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD. Preventing this complication for those who receive a ...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of daytime hypercapnia in patients with OSAS; the association of daytime hypercapnia and obesity, obstructive airflow limitation, restrictive lung ...

Comorbid lung function impairment was associated with increased risks for cardiovascular disease and mortality in type 2 diabetes.

A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the "exclusive" use of ...