The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to obtain patient perspectives on the impact of sarcopenia on daily life and patient views on treatments for the condition. Your comments will help the FDA create a report called “Voice of the …

Have you ever thought about how other medical conditions might affect your COPD? Many people with COPD also have other medical conditions such as high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, sleep apnea, and more. These diseases and conditions, called …

This post was coauthored by Jane Martin, RT and Kristen Szymonik BS, RRT, AE-C If you have COPD, you know that it is a disease involving the lungs. But did you know that it's common for people with COPD to also have other chronic health disorders that …

COPD rarely happens as an isolated illness. It's common for individuals with COPD to have other chronic conditions, called comorbidities, that overlap with COPD. Some common COPD comorbidities are right-sided heart failure, coronary heart disease, …

Good afternoon!! As you have probably seen by now, we are talking about comorbidities this month. Do you know what that word means or what comorbidities are common with COPD? I wanted to put a little activity together for you to explain this, so here it …

Hi Janina, Within a year of taking inhaled meds I started experiencing what my former doctor (a P. A.) and I suspected were symptoms of GERD. The only thing I could eat that didn't cause problems were Twizzlers and liquids. I was given a prescription for …