All of them can make you feel breathless. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is. This system is called the GOLD staging or grading system. Your grade will affect what treatment you ...
In Tarrant County, patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, now have access to a procedure that can lessen airflow blockage and improve their quality of life. KERA’s Sam Baker ...
We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...
Rick Scroggins has worked hard and played hard throughout his 75 years. So, it didn't sit well with him when severe emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) forced him to slow down ...
Recent research suggests that certain biologic medications called monoclonal antibodies may help treat emphysema more effectively than some current therapies. These medications include benralizumab ...
Mark T. Dransfield, MD; George R. Washko, MD; Marilyn G. Foreman, MD, FCCP; Raul San Jose Estepar, PhD; John Reilly, MD, FCCP; William C. Bailey, MD, FCCP Table 4 ...