Dr. Albert J. Polito from Mercy Medical Center joins Jenyne for a conversation about lung conditions such as COPD and asthma and how they present in female patients.

COPD and asthma are both lung conditions and have similar symptoms, but they are very different diseases. Learn about the similarities and differences.

COPD is often confused as asthma. Since COPD is much more serious, it is important to learn how to tell the difference between the two conditions. Learn how.

McKeever et al note that the association of acetaminophen with asthma has been reported previously, but the association with COPD and with decreased lung function are novel findings and need ...

Beloved singer Sinéad O’Connor died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, worsened by a respiratory tract infection, sources revealed a year after her death. O’Connor ...

Persistent childhood asthma was linked to signs of COPD before age 30 years; children with a pattern of decreased lung growth or decreased lung function at baseline and males may be at increased risk.

Sly Stone, an icon of funk music, has died at the age of 82 following a prolonged battle with COPD, a chronic lung condition that can block airflow and cause difficulty breathing.

It is possible to have COPD and asthma at the same time, which is called asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, or ACOS. Those with severe asthma are 32 percent more likely to develop COPD later in life.

Although in textbooks asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viewed as distinct disorders, there is increasing awareness that many patients have features of both. This article ...

Sly Stone, an icon of funk music, has died at the age of 82 following a prolonged battle with COPD, a chronic lung condition that can block airflow and cause difficulty breathing.

Sly Stone, an icon of funk music, has died at the age of 82 following a prolonged battle with COPD, a chronic lung condition that can block airflow and cause difficulty breathing.