Recent research suggests that certain biologic medications called monoclonal antibodies may help treat emphysema more effectively than some current therapies. These medications include benralizumab ...

(StatePoint) More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 3 million people with emphysema, a type of COPD. This ...

With emphysema, you can have symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Your symptoms can ...

David Mannino is co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation. He's an internal medicine doctor with a specialty in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at University of ...

Director David Lynch's family announced his death via social media. (Photo by Prima Barol/Anadolu via Getty Images) Although no cause of death or further details were given, the news comes months ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Exacerbations remain one of the major unresolved challenges in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the introduction of new therapies. However, ...

COPD symptoms vary depending on the amount of lung damage that has occurred due to inhaled substances, most commonly smoking. Symptoms are usually slow to develop and often don’t appear until there’s ...

Emphysema falls under the umbrella of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are three main types of emphysema, and these differ according to which distinct lung parts, or lobules, they ...

AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Would you tell me about the causes and treatment of COPD? I would like to know if medication is available, and whether the progression of the disease can be slowed or stopped. Is ...

The symptoms of COPD aren’t always obvious. Subtle signs like finding it harder to keep up with friends on a walk or unconsciously cutting down on physical activity can be easy to miss. Some people ...