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 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe. They’re ...

COPD may originate from chronic bronchitis, which inflames the airways, or from emphysema, which damages the lung air sacs. Key indicators of COPD may include persistent breathing changes such as ...

Misdiagnoses of COPD can occur due to similarities with other lung conditions or a lack of symptoms in the early phase. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major disease, but its ...

For some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), summer can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Not only is allergy season in full swing, but rising temperatures and ...

Sly Stone, an icon of funk music, has died at the age of 82 following a prolonged battle with COPD, a chronic lung condition that can block airflow and cause difficulty breathing. "It is with profound ...

Scientists have discovered that people with COPD have lung cells that contain over three times as much soot-like carbon as those of smokers without the disease. These overloaded cells are larger and ...

In some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), type 2 inflammation may increase exacerbation risk and may be indicated by elevated blood eosinophil counts. Dupilumab, a fully ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PatientInsights 28-question survey from Phreesia was offered to patients with COPD in January 2025. Patients ...