Columnist Caroline Gainer looks into evidence suggesting that her premature birth may have been a factor in her development ...

The FDA has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for certain COPD patients whose disease isn't ...

Using e-cigarettes, often called vaping, significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a U.S. study suggests. People who used e-cigarettes, which are ...

Using e-cigarettes, often called vaping, significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a U.S. study suggests. People who used e-cigarettes, which are ...

March is a difficult month for me. I can relate to Bill Withers’ song “Ain’t No Sunshine.” The bleak winter months in southern West Virginia get me a little (or a lot) down. Those of us with chronic ...

A friend asked me if there is still time to get this season’s flu shot. That got me thinking about the issues that come with the shift from winter to spring and summer for those of us with chronic ...

I remember how hard it was to keep cars, or any other outdoor metal object, clean and looking good when I lived in the steel town of Weirton, West Virginia. That ongoing struggle reminds me of my ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe, and many of us with the disease know that breathing exercises can help. Still, a study published in October in Chronic ...

While chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly associated with symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, many of us also experience chronic pain. I was interested ...