Alternative for treatment failure: parenteral therapy (home or hospital); sputum culture-based or adjusted therapy; consider referral to specialist Group III (suppurative CB) First-line oral ...

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) is important, significant and overlapping in nature. This review will analyze the relationship ...

COPD is a group of progressive lung diseases that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Despite affecting an estimated 32 million people in the United States, as many as half are unaware they ...

A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain. The trial showed that enhancing ...

Using imaging and respiratory symptoms, researchers identified up to 15.4% of individuals without airflow obstruction as ...

I've been dealing with chronic pain for the better part of 10 years. The level of pain measurement which you so aptly described is measured on a scale from one to 10.

Living with a chronic illness can introduce a world of challenges, from physical symptoms to the expense that comes with paying for medical care to manage your condition. It's especially important ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made combating chronic disease a rallying cry as he looks to overhaul the health department and “Make America Healthy Again.” ...

With multimorbidity—when patients live with two or more chronic conditions—continuing to put pressure on an already stretched health care system, experts say the findings highlight the need ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. I used to pride myself on my quick mind—before unexplained, relentless pain stole my ...

The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles away in the chilly waters separating the Korean Peninsula and Japan, where generations ...