We have developed a new, multidimensional diagnostic schema for COPD that incorporates spirometry, symptoms, and imaging and ...

Smoking tobacco is the main cause of COPD, the umbrella term for chronic breathing problems like emphysema and bronchitis, ...

The schema newly classified 15.4% of persons without airflow obstruction as having COPD by minor diagnostic category, Surya P ...

Women who have never smoked are around 50% more likely than their male counterparts to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported Thursday in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Photo by Cnordic ...

The results refute the notion that women are more vulnerable to tobacco smoke than men, which had previously been floated to explain why more women suffer COPD, researchers said. “The higher ...

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are ...