Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about 28 million people in the United ...

There are many types of respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. Smoking and exposure to certain substances are common risk factors. Respiratory diseases are conditions ...

If only managing a patient with an obstructive lung disease — like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — were as easy as writing a prescription. As it stands now, physicians also ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...