Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

The reason some people who have never smoked a cigarette develop a smoking-related illness may be due to the size of their respiratory system. People who have small airways relative to their lung size ...

Respiratory diseases such as Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are on the rise partly because of ...

The natriuretic peptides, specifically brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), are the most specific and applicable laboratory tests available to establish fluid overload associated with HF. 9 BNP is ...

If you start to experience symptoms like chest pain, blue lips, or coughing up more than a teaspoon of blood, you should see ...

Your lungs are vital for providing your body with fresh oxygen while ridding it of carbon dioxide. This process is called gas exchange. In some individuals, such as those with chronic obstructive ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD - a progressive lung disease that makes breathing difficult is making it worse for the residents of Delhi-NCR who are battling harrowing pollution and ...

Labored breathing could be a sign of an underlying health condition like heart failure, COPD, or a pulmonary embolism.

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Vallerie McLaughlin, MD: Hello, and welcome to this podcast series. I'm Dr Vallerie McLaughlin, the Kim A. Eagle Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular ...

Charles Burger, MD: Pulmonary hypertension really refers to a state where the right heart is generating high pressures to circulate the blood through the lung. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a ...

What Does Pursed-Lip Breathing Do? When you have trouble breathing, it can make you anxious. Being anxious can then make it even harder for you to breathe, creating a vicious cycle. Consequently, you ...