Managing mucus from COPD involves strategies that can help loosen mucus and clear it from your airway, such as staying ...

Researchers may have found a new target in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms that could potentially save more lives. The study focused on mucus plugs, which clog airways in the ...

In a longitudinal study, decrease in FEV 1 was greatest in those with mucus plugs that persisted over 5 years, followed by those who developed them during that period. Mucus plugs affect some 40% to ...

A retrospective analysis of data of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that mucus plugs could contribute to patient mortality, offering a possible treatment target.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a link between mucus plugs in at least three lung segments and respiratory and cancer ...

MucoLife Therapeutics, an alumnus of the Health Wildcatters accelerator, develops patented, innovative mucus-dissolving therapies specifically targeting pulmonary mucus obstruction. In response to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renovion and the COPD Foundation have announced the creation of a new partnership to accelerate the development of a novel therapy for the treatment of ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: My father, age 93, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I have read about a device called a “lung flute.” Can this device be used to help break up mucus and clear ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. It’s a common ...