When she’s not occupied with all of that, Pearl’s aim is to raise awareness of COPD, making sure fellow patients get a ...

An increasing number of non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer for a variety of reasons. To better understand this ...

The effects of stopping smoking on your body can be noticed in the first few days, but benefits continue to increase over the ...

One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD but, alarmingly, only half of them ...

You can transmit COVID-19 before you start showing symptoms or without ever developing symptoms. We're still learning about the COVID-19 virus in animals. Based on available information to date, ...

Social isolation is known to be linked to poor health outcomes and mortality among adults 65 and older. Around one-fifth of those with COPD experience social isolation, according to the authors, ...

More than 50% of people surveyed as part of Asthma + Lung UK’s 2024 Life with a Lung Condition Survey said air pollution was ...

There is no cure for COPD, but it can be managed and treated by working with your healthcare team to develop a plan to keep your COPD under control. Along with quitting smoking, staying up to date ...

So even if you’re not a smoker or never have been, if you develop symptoms such as feeling short of breath, a long-lasting or ...

Symptoms usually include increasing shortness of breath, fatigue and difficulty with mobility, trouble sleeping, and chronic cough. While COPD is a progressive disease, there are a number of ...

Many people believe lung cancer is developed because of smoking, but this isn't always the case. Cancer Research UK (CRUK) ...