A brush with a landslide made columnist and COPD patient Caroline Gainer realize how similar natural disasters can be to a ...

One global clinical trial testing astegolimab for moderate to severe COPD hit its main goal, but another did not, Genentech reports.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes several symptoms that make breathing difficult, including persistent cough with mucus.

Although there is no cure for COPD yet, there are several approved treatments that can help manage the disease and ease symptoms. Learn more about some of the specific therapies used to treat this ...

Marisa Wexler is a senior science writer for COPD News Today with an MS in cellular and molecular pathology. She covers the latest news and information on a variety of COPD topics.

High-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) device is an airway clearance therapy in the form of a wearable vest for COPD and other diseases.

Budesonide is an anti-inflammatory medicine (corticosteroid) taken to manage the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Fluticasone is a corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD.

Learn the basics about COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease): its symptoms, causes, related conditions, and those most likely to be affected by it.

A number of non-pharmacological treatments for COPD exist, from disease management plans to oxygen therapy and, above all, to quitting smoking.

For living well with COPD, columnist Caroline Gainer does something she calls the "laundry basket crawl" to navigate the stairs in her home.

While the risk of COPD was highest among traditional cigarette smokers and dual users, e-cigarette users also had a significantly increased risk of COPD over people who’d never used e-cigarettes or ...