Healio

Active cigarette smoking linked to elevated pneumonia rates in COPD

A significant link was found between active cigarette smoking and an elevated rate of pneumonia in COPD, whereas this was not ...
Medscape

Refractory Chronic Cough Remains a Mystery to Many Clinicians

Overall, 46% of the respondents correctly identified chronic cough. Of these, allergists/immunologists had the highest ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Cough Monitoring Device Could Help Refine Pulmonary Fibrosis Disease Management

Chronic cough in pulmonary fibrosis affects quality of life and correlates with mortality, yet objective measurement remains challenging. A wearable device combined with machine learning may offer a ...
Healio

More severe cough found in adults with undiagnosed COPD, asthma vs. normal spirometry

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cough score was used to determine severity and featured questions from three validated assessments. Poorer ...
kcra.com

This lung disease can be dangerous for younger people, too

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. 57 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE HARRIS HAS BOTH ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, OR COPD. I STARTED SMOKING AROUND THE AGE OF 14 OR. 15. AND I COMPLETELY STOPPED MAYBE ...
WLWT

This lung disease can be dangerous for younger people, too

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization.It's a common ...