Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations

Wearing an oxygen pack on her back for her COPD, Marcia OBara is leading a group of nature enthusiasts on a mission to see birds. They ...
Pulmonology Advisor

Umeclidinium-Vilanterol Tied to Better Outcomes Than Other LAMA-LABA Inhalers in Symptomatic COPD

Umeclidinium-vilanterol is associated with improved clinical outcomes in symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American Lung Association

Fueling Your Lungs: How Nutrition Supports Chronic Lung Disease Management

Nutrition is more than just calories, carbohydrates and protein; it can be a powerful tool in managing lung disease and ...

Zorba Paster: Do whatever it takes to quit tobacco

Here are three more things, beyond diet and exercise, for better health. Learn the truth about liver spots in this article. Discover the different types of brown growths, their characteristics, and ...
COPD News Today

I maintain my morning rituals to keep COPD from shrinking my world

Getting dressed is one of the morning rituals columnist Caroline Gainer observes to remind herself that she is more than her disease.

'I swore I wouldn't go back to hospital after what happened last year'

Karen Guy, 60, has spent time in hospital for the last three years with the lung condition COPD ...

Neighborhood factors may lead to increased COPD-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations

Certain neighborhood characteristics, including higher poverty, more uninsured residents, and lower educational attainment, may lead to an increase in COPD-related emergency department visits and ...
American Lung Association

From Trauma to Triumph: Ava Discovers Strength in Supportive Quit Community

Growing up in a chaotic, violent and abusive household, Ava lived in a state of constant anxiety. Since her mother had been unable to raise her, she lived with her aunt and uncle, who both smoked.
Healthline

Your FAQs Answered: How to Cope with COPD Mucus

Managing mucus from COPD involves strategies that can help loosen mucus and clear it from your airway, such as staying hydrated, exercising, and quitting smoking. Specific breathing techniques, ...
USA Today

When your COPD treatment isn't enough: 5 signs to talk to your doctor

Are you finding that your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is making it harder to do the things you enjoy? Canceling plans more often? Missing work due to flare-ups? It could mean your ...
The Ithaca Journal

COPD and what it means to be diagnosed

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is among the most common lung diseases in the world. COPD is a blanket term for several progressive lung diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, ...
The Nation Newspaper

COPD: Experts call for urgent awareness, early diagnosis, policy support

Medical experts have sounded the alarm over the rising burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Nigeria and across Africa, urging immediate policy reforms, increased public awareness, ...