Columnist Caroline Gainer experiences relentless fatigue, chills, and sweating, possibly from COPD and/or chronic ...

If you have COPD, there are some things that can cause the disease to flare up. This is referred to as “COPD exacerbation.” Some of the most common causes of COPD exacerbation include: When you have ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced handgrip strength (HGS) weakness may be more susceptible to exacerbation, a new study shows. Patients with chronic ...

Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of exacerbation was 46.8% in the group using metformin and 63% in the group not using metformin. The ...

Lower levels of serum sclerostin (SOST) were significantly associated with increased risk of lung exacerbations and hospitalizations in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), based ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage to the airways. It typically refers to emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA issued a warning in 2019 about serious breathing problems associated with gabapentinoids. The study ...

Previous research has prompted warnings from North American and European health agencies of severe exacerbations associated with gabapentinoid use by patients with COPD. The researchers compared data ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

A generic fluticasone-salmeterol (Wixela Inhub) maintenance inhaler was clinically equivalent to name-brand Advair Diskus for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a propensity score-matched ...