The investigators conducted the study to understand more about the influence of each predictive factor of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as rates of death from the ...

A once-nightly oral pill helped control obstructive sleep apnea in a large, Phase III clinical trial presented at the 2026 ...

—A London-based research team tapped tens of thousands of records to determine the risk of dying from respiratory disease among people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or a ...

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex lipid–protein mixture that coats the alveolar surface, reducing surface tension and preventing alveolar collapse at end-expiration. Its principal lipid component, ...

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, that occurs during exertion has several possible causes. The sensation is not typically a cause for concern, but a person should seek medical help in certain cases.

A study analyzes the association between ambient temperature and hospital mortality from respiratory diseases in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona “This suggests that the increase in acute ...