Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The likelihood for end-of-life outpatient palliative care and opioids was decreased among those with COPD or IPF ...

Understanding the nature and implications of treatment options is a critical component of advance care planning for persons with advanced COPD. A study in Oregon found that patients did not understand ...

Telemedicine significantly improved quality of life and inhaler technique in advanced COPD patients compared to traditional follow-up care. The telemedicine group showed a significant reduction in ...

COPD is less common in younger adults, but it's never too early to protect your lungs. The most important way to prevent COPD ...

Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news on COPD posted in 2025.Readers were most interested in how pulmonary ...

COPD is a progressive disease. In its later stages, it can significantly lower life expectancy. But if you have mild COPD, you can take steps to slow or even prevent this progression. Chronic ...

Moderate COPD may mean that physical activity is more difficult, and you may cough up mucus more regularly. People with moderate COPD can take steps to improve their life expectancy by preventing ...

End-of-life planning refers to the steps a person takes to get their affairs in order and determine how they want to spend their last days. People may also refer to end-of-life planning as advance ...

In spite of the fact that chronic circulatory and respiratory conditions engender a significant amount of suffering [1] and cause more deaths among older adults in developed countries than cancer, ...