CHICAGO — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease takes your breath away. With no treatment options other than oxygen, a new procedure – and tiny device – is helping patients breathe a sigh of relief.

Rick Scroggins has worked hard and played hard throughout his 75 years. So, it didn't sit well with him when severe emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) forced him to slow down ...

The clinical and survival benefit of home oxygen therapy, both LTOT and nocturnal oxygen therapy, for patients with COPD and moderate hypoxemia was evaluated in this meta-analysis. Home oxygen therapy ...

Nevertheless, further studies were validated not only because there were indications that a subset of patients with moderately severe COPD might have benefitted by oxygen supplementation but also ...

Oxygen therapy for COPD is a treatment used to increase the oxygen in your lungs and bloodstream. Research suggests that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use oxygen may ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. The ...

Low arterial blood oxygen levels are tied to poor sleep quality in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, new research finds. In a study that compared people with COPD and people without ...

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Respiratory and pulmonary conditions can be complex, often misunderstood, and may even go undiagnosed for years. Having lived with the rare autoimmune disorder scleroderma since I was 19, I started ...