The GOLD system previously classified COPD from stages 1 to 4 solely based on your lung capacity measured by a spirometry test. But the newest GOLD guidelines combine your spirometry results with ...

An ongoing cough is a symptom of COPD, especially when it comes with mucus. It isn’t pleasant, but there are ways to manage it. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is.

This breathing test can detect COPD in its earliest stage, even before any obvious symptoms are noticeable. Healthcare professionals can use these types of tests to help track COPD’s development ...

U sing just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in Radiology ...

AstraZeneca’s respiratory drug Fasenra has failed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in a market hotly contested by its UK rival GlaxoSmithKline. Fasenra (benralizumab), developed ...