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.

If you are a COPD patient you may be at risk of flare-ups in the colder months. Check out the expert-approved tips which ...

A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person's voice, a new study claims. Patients' voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up is imminent, researchers ...

Every 30 seconds, someone in the world will experience a flare-up of their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. For decades, the standard treatment for these potentially ...

Researchers have identified biomarkers that can be detected in a simple urine test and then, using an AI algorithm, predicted when COPD symptoms will flare up. The team, which included researchers ...

Changes in people’s voices recoded on a smartphone can signal a serious flare up in symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a pilot study presented at the European ...

DEAR READER: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-term condition that makes breathing difficult. Breathing is a lot easier if you take your medicine and do any other therapy as ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have COPD. What can I do to avoid symptom flare-ups? DEAR READER: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-term condition that makes breathing difficult. Breathing is ...