Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a manifestation of structural violence, the process through which societies ...

Last year, a puzzling case caught the attention of Dr. Mary Lee-Wong at Maimonides Medical Center. An elderly patient with both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had shown no signs of ...