Although there has been a significant decrease in the impact of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart diseases, a global increase in morbidity and mortality linked to chronic respiratory ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is a chronic disease that affects quality of life and mobility, and can lead to respiratory ...

"Physicians should feel more confident in following the recent guideline recommendations both to use race-neutral reference equations and to use z scores for assessing severity…Together, these changes ...

Adults with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ECOPD) whose condition was classified as severe using the Rome criteria had a higher risk of death at 1 year than those who were ...