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Caroline Gainer is from West Virginia, the state with the highest rate of COPD in the United States. She was diagnosed with moderate-to-severe COPD in 2013 after a pneumothorax (lung collapse). After ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disorder that causes several symptoms which make breathing difficult. These include persistent cough with mucus, wheezing, and shortness ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an inflammatory lung disease mainly caused by long-term exposure to irritants, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and chemical gases.In rare ...

Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD.It works ...

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.

Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of COPD, so it's important to understand what causes it, columnist Caroline Gainer says.

Budesonide for inhalation (brand name, Pulmicort; AstraZeneca) is a corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing caused by respiratory disorders, such ...

Yupelri is a bronchodilator, a medication that makes breathing easier by relaxing and widening the airways. Approved in the U.S. as a maintenance COPD therapy, it is administered once daily by ...