November is COPD Awareness month and Intermountain Health wants to you to know the risk factors and how to get help if you have the disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic ...

Editor: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) it is the third leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of disability. Early diagnosis is crucial. COPD affects an estimated 30 ...

Nov. 5 -- WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans are aware of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but less than half know that the serious lung disease can be treated, ...

Nov. 23—ASHTABULA — Many of us take breathing for granted. We don't think about the in-and-out rhythm of life-giving breath that occurs dozens of times a minute. However, for patients with chronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the month of November, clinicians, lung organizations and patients with COPD come together every year to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the world’s third leading cause of death. Although often overlooked, it is still widespread, currently affecting around 391 million individuals ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – November is COPD Awareness Month, and Day to Day is playing our part in spreading knowledge and resources about the chronic disease. To do that, we invited our friend Alfred ...

COPD, as the sixth leading cause of death in the US, is widely seen as a preventable epidemic. However, shortcomings in public policy and healthcare hinder access to timely and accurate diagnosis, as ...

Almost every day, Gwinnett Medical Center Clinical Nurse Specialist Pam Garrett encounters patients in the emergency room who have undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. “COPD is ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Crater Health District is educating Virginians about a disease that affects nearly 7% of adults — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) — as part of National COPD ...

MOLINE, Ill. — November is COPD Awareness Month, and for people like Allan Geiger of Moline, every breath is something to work for. Geiger struggled with shortness of breath before reaching out to the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The COPD Action Alliance applauds Governor Bill Lee for proclaiming November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month in Tennessee ...