chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
noun
: pulmonary disease (such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation
—abbreviation COPD
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The pollutants increase the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart failure and arrhythmia, as well as respiratory ailments such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The influential guitarist, songwriter and vocalist had been battling two kinds of cancer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The inhalers treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which combined affect roughly 41 million Americans and can make breathing extremely difficult.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Problems with your lungs, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can lead to chronic coughing.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Researchers used the prevalence of other non-cancer conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and chronic liver disease, to tease out the effects of two habits that contribute to the risk of cancer – smoking and drinking – in their data.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Facing criticism over its pricing, Boehringer Ingelheim plans to cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month for its entire line of inhalers that are used to combat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
In the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Lawrenceville’s utility disconnected a woman who used an oxygen concentrator to treat her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading her son to file a complaint with the utility.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
But insurance rejections have picked up for those patients and people dealing with advanced cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said Chuck Coolidge, chief strategy officer for VieMed, which provides respiratory equipment for patients in 46 states.
—Tom Murphy, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The influential guitarist, songwriter and vocalist had been battling two kinds of cancer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The inhalers treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which combined affect roughly 41 million Americans and can make breathing extremely difficult.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Problems with your lungs, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can lead to chronic coughing.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Researchers used the prevalence of other non-cancer conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and chronic liver disease, to tease out the effects of two habits that contribute to the risk of cancer – smoking and drinking – in their data.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Facing criticism over its pricing, Boehringer Ingelheim plans to cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month for its entire line of inhalers that are used to combat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
In the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Lawrenceville’s utility disconnected a woman who used an oxygen concentrator to treat her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading her son to file a complaint with the utility.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
But insurance rejections have picked up for those patients and people dealing with advanced cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said Chuck Coolidge, chief strategy officer for VieMed, which provides respiratory equipment for patients in 46 states.
—Tom Murphy, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
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