To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry ... is greater than that required for a typical X-ray. While the doses of radiation for each test are ...

Patients may feel like they are hungry for air or working hard to breathe. Other possible symptoms of COPD include fatigue, wheezing, a chronic cough, mucous (phlegm) production, and chest tightness.

This could be a chest X-ray or a CT scan. Additional diagnostic tests may include monitoring your breath as you sleep or exercise. There is no set age for a COPD screening. It’s best to discuss ...

COPD affects over 30 million Americans, yet awareness and diagnosis remain low. The disease is also the fourth leading cause of death globally. Women experience a higher burden of deaths from ...

Patients were placed on mixed-sex NHS hospital wards nearly 50,000 times last year – a record high. Charities said the “alarming” increase in breaches of rules to protect patient dignity was ...

Patients are dying in “horror film” hospital corridors so crowded that nurses cannot reach them, a bombshell report reveals. Harrowing accounts from more than 5,000 nurses lay bare a ...

A coalition of obesity-related patient advocacy groups is calling on the incoming Trump administration to finalize a proposal that would allow Medicare to cover obesity medications. Led by the ...

Among patients with stable chest pain and suspected CAD, elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) seem to indicate a greater likelihood of finding coronary stenosis on coronary computed tomography ...

A perverted patient groped a doctor while she examined him for chest pains. Artur Pietka had been put in a cubicle after he arrived at a hospital and the medic attended to examine him. But as the ...

Others lie still, their eyes open but unresponsive. As I place my stethoscope on the patient’s chest, often without a word, I reassure myself that at least the patient is unaware. Her personhood ...