Topics: COPD, clinical trials

For those diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), summer seems to have flown past and fall could not have come any quicker, and now winter is upon us. Many people suffer from springtime allergies but from late summer to late fall, weeds pollinate and become a larger producer of inhaled allergens along with mold spores.  Seasonal allergies during the fall and winter are quite common.

Topics: COPD, COPD Exacerbations

 

Topics: COPD, heart failure

 

Topics: COPD

Halloween has passed and we are coming up quickly on the holiday season. This can be a taxing time of year for all of us but it can be especially tough on those battling a respiratory condition. We want you to be able to stay healthy and make holiday memories with your family and friends. We put together this guide for COPD patients as well as those hosting respiratory patients over the holiday season to help out!

Topics: COPD, traveling with oxygen, traveling with a portable oxygen concentrator

November is COPD Awareness Month. Specifically the third Wednesday of the month is COPD awareness day. That’s coming up next week on the 15^th!

Topics: COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. The term COPD comprises several diseases the two most prevalent being emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Most people diagnosed with COPD have a combination of both. One of the most common symptoms of COPD is a chronic cough and excess mucus production. This chronic cough can lead to tightness of the chest, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

Topics: COPD, COPD Treatment, stem cell

 

 

Topics: COPD, COPD Exacerbations

 

 

this blog was updated on 5/2/2019

Topics: COPD, COPD Exacerbations

 

 

Topics: COPD, portable oxygen, Insurance and Medicare Coverage