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FAQs About COPD
Read More: FAQs About COPDCOPD affects millions of adults, but many people donโt know much about the disease until they or a loved one is diagnosed. Here are answers to common questions about what COPD is, whoโs at risk and what actually helps. โWhat is COPD, and what symptoms of COPD appear first? COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About COPD
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About COPDFor a long time, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) โ a progressive lung condition โ was thought of as a โmanโs disease.โ But thatโs no longer the case. โWomen are more likely to develop COPD than men,โ said Suzette A. Garafano, M.D., clinical director of the COPD Program at NYU Langone Health. โYet women are…
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How Air Quality Affects COPD
Read More: How Air Quality Affects COPD+ Infographic text Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that restricts the airway and makes it hard to breathe. Pollution and irritants found in outdoor and indoor air can worsen symptoms. Outdoor Air Outdoor pollution can trigger COPD symptoms, especially on days with high pollution or extreme weather. Heat waves and cold…
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Stigma Can Be a Barrier to COPD Care
Read More: Stigma Can Be a Barrier to COPD CareNovember is COPD Awareness Month. At 39, Cyndy Ruess went to the hospital after having trouble breathing. Breathing problems werenโt new for Ruess โ sheโd had asthma as a child โ and her biggest concern at the time was figuring out when sheโd be able to get back to work. A healthcare provider (HCP) gave…
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The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Why COPD Is the 4th Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Read More: The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Why COPD Is the 4th Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.We partnered with The Great Girlfriends Show and COPD Foundation, with support from Sanofi and Regeneron, to bring this critical conversation to light. Key topics include: Understanding COPD: What it is and why it’s affecting millions in silence. The importance of early detection and proactive health measures. How community support and advocacy can transform patient…
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Myths vs. Facts: COPD
Read More: Myths vs. Facts: COPD+ Flipbook text Slide 1 Myths and Facts about COPD How much do you know about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?ย Slide 2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of chronic lung diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.ย Slide 3 Myth:ย COPD is a manโs disease. Fact:ย More women have COPD than men.ย Women are diagnosed…
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What You Need to Know About COPD and Menopause
Read More: What You Need to Know About COPD and Menopause+ Infographic text What is c hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? COPD is a broad term for lung conditions that block airways and cause breathing-related problems.ย COPD gets worse over time and can lead to severe lung damage and other serious health issues โ even death.ย Fact: More women and people assigned female at birth…
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I Thought It Was Covid, but It Was COPD
Read More: I Thought It Was Covid, but It Was COPDAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector One day in 2023, I went for a walk. Just a simple walk. No biggie. When I got home, I was coughing. I was terrified that I had Covid. My terror was largely rooted in the fact that I have scleroderma. I was diagnosed in 2001, at the age…
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Vivir saludablemente con EPOC
Read More: Vivir saludablemente con EPOCEspaรฑol + Flipbook text Diapositiva 1ย Vivir saludablemente con EPOC Cรณmo vivir de la mejor manera posible mientras manejas una EPOC ย Diapositiva 2ย No hay cura para la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crรณnica (EPOC), pero hay pasos que puedes tomar para vivir bien si la padeces. ย Diapositiva 3ย Deja de fumar cigarrillos tradicionales o…
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Healthy Living With COPD
Read More: Healthy Living With COPD+ Flipbook text Slide 1 Healthy Living with COPD How to live your best life while managing COPD Slide 2 Thereโs no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) โ but there are steps you can take to live well with it.ย Slide 3 Quit smoking or vaping. Stopping smoking or vaping is the most…
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Effective COPD Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide
Read More: Effective COPD Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide+ Infographic text There is no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it can be managed with treatment. Seeing a pulmonologist who specializes in COPD is an important step to getting the best treatment.ย COPD Treatmentsย Quitting smokingย For people who smoke, quitting is the most important part of COPD treatment.ย Medicationsย Bronchodilators…
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Las mujeres y la EPOC
Read More: Las mujeres y la EPOCEnglish La asistente jurรญdica retirada Patti Todd se sintiรณ devastada cuando se enterรณ que tenรญa EPOC unos aรฑos despuรฉs de cumplir 40 aรฑos. Viviรณ durante aรฑos con asma, pero escuchar que tenรญa EPOC fue un golpe fuerte. Temรญa que su diagnรณstico afecte su estilo de vida activo. “Pero la doctora explicรณ, entre menos actividades tengas,…
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Freedom to Breathe: Disparities and COPD
Read More: Freedom to Breathe: Disparities and COPDAlmost 16 million Americans are living with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, diagnosis. Millions more donโt even know they have it. The COPD Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes research, advocacy and awareness to stop COPD and similar conditions, estimates that the number of Americans who are affected by COPD is as high as…
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Women and COPD
Read More: Women and COPDRetired paralegal Patti Todd was devastated to learn she had COPD when she was in her 40s. Sheโd been living for years with asthma, but hearing she had COPD was a blow. She was afraid the diagnosis would affect her active lifestyle. โBut the doctor explained, the less you do, the less youโre going to…
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COPD 101
Read More: COPD 101Everyone gets a cough or feels winded from time to time (thanks, stairs). But symptoms that linger and get worse are a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a group of diseases that block airflow and create breathing-related problems. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, COPD can lead to severe lung damage and…
