Injurious falls are common among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the two years before death, with some medications tied to higher fall risk, according to a study published ...

"When something like that happens, your approach to life, your mortality is brought to the forefront," says Peter Perrett of his close calls.

A heated studio makes hot yoga different from traditional classes. Some classes have a fan going. Learn what to wear and if it’s safe for your health.

Each day, as he steps out of his apartment a few blocks from the Hunts Point Produce Market, Manuel Vazquez packs a mask to ...

Centre, a national research platform led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore’s (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), will lead a multi-institutional research ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from Seattle-based University of Washington and Durham, N.C.-based Duke University found a strong association between the use of fall-risk increasing drugs and ...

Certain Medicare plans typically cover at least part of the cost of inhalers for COPD. There are also several ways to further save on costs.

Study reveals the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic prescriptions in COPD exacerbations, improving outcomes and ...

Tezepelumab did not significantly decrease moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with placebo, the COURSE trial found.

Globally, COPD is also a leading cause of death. Data from the World Health Organization in 2021 ranked it as the fourth ...

Veterans living in a substandard housing facility in East San Jose said it's getting worse, more than a year after Santa Clara County purchased it and months after a new service provider took over.

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of ...