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People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) need more support when understanding and acting on new chest symptoms, a study in the journal Psycho-Oncology reports. During this unique study ...

COPD treatments aim to improve patients' quality of life, with options including medication, rehabilitation, and invasive procedures. Emphysema significantly impacts patients' daily activities due to ...

Credit: Getty Images. The incidence and prevalence of a first-ever spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema are increased significantly in ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with COPD who were hospitalized and mechanically ventilated. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual 2020 meeting. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary hypertension appears in 25% to 30% of patients with COPD. There are no approved therapies for patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 156,462 patients with GOLD A/B COPD, 45,079 progressed to GOLD E during follow-up. Researchers observed ...

COPD treatments aim to improve patients' quality of life, with options including medication, rehabilitation, and invasive procedures. Emphysema significantly impacts patients' daily activities due to ...