It is already well established that patients with COPD have exacerbations during winter as well as during heat waves in the summer months, and researchers in Germany sought to see which patient groups ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Extreme weather can affect people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a long-term lung condition, a recent study from Taiwan shows. The research, published in Science of ...

Extreme temperatures and COPD generally don’t pair well — certainly not fine wine and cheese. That’s because hot, humid air, and more often temperatures below freezing, can lead to a worsening of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I pretty much have it under control with medication, but I am still not able to do a whole lot, as I feel ...