Clinicians frequently rely on expert opinions, which are sometimes later disproven by randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Hyperinflation refers to the lung’s increase in size due to the trapped air that has caused them to expand. The BREATHE-3 trial uses self-expanding nitinol airway scaffolds that are placed ...

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually diagnosed after age 40, but young adults can have it for years without realizing it. Knowing what to expect from COPD throughout your life can ...

There’s no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but treatment can help manage symptoms over time. Doctors often combine medications with lifestyle changes like quitting smoking.

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have anxiety, sometimes with regular panic attacks. COPD-related breathlessness can trigger your brain’s alarm response, which fuels ...

Emphysema is a disease that makes it hard for you to catch your breath. Stage 4 means your emphysema is advanced and that your breathing is very severely affected. At this stage, smoking or other ...

Emphysema happens gradually as tobacco smoke or other pollutants damage the tiny air sacs in your lungs called alveoli. Normally, some 300 million alveoli help bring oxygen into your body and get rid ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can make breathing hard and cause severe weight and muscle loss. Eating more protein and calories can help you gain weight. How Does COPD Affect Weight?

Buttar et al. explore a contactless method for screening five respiratory diseases using 6G Integrated Sensing And Communication Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (ISAC OFDM) signals from ...