Dr. Chengfeng Fu, a lung specialist from Chongqing, China, led the study. He said, “Our study demonstrated an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in people who had COPD ...

Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic ...

School of Nursing researchers have identified a new benefit of mindfulness for people managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition commonly known as COPD. The study, “Associations ...

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 ...

Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is a lung function test that may help detect COPD early and predict a person’s outlook. DLCO is a lung diffusion test that measures how ...