COPD

COPD and emphysema: How are they connected?

Jun 13, 2025 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Did you know that emphysema is actually a type of COPD? While many people use these terms interchangeably, they’re not the same thing. Understanding how they’re connected can help you make sense of...

Respiratory diseases

Survey Results: Understanding the Impact of RSV on Families

Dec 3, 2024

In 2023, Carenity partnered with Sanofi to conduct a multi-country survey exploring the impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) on families. This study gathered insights from 1,200 parents across...

COPD

Emphysema: Everything you need to know!

Sep 27, 2024 • 2 Likes

Shortness of breath during everyday activities, such as walking or climbing stairs, or a lingering cough that just won’t go away, can be early signs of emphysema. This chronic lung disease damages...

COPD

COPD: understanding the effects of cold weather on the disease and avoiding exacerbations

Nov 21, 2023 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory condition, which can be difficult to manage during winter. The symptoms can worsen and patients may suffer from more...

COPD

Treating COPD with targeted lung denervation (TLD)

Feb 21, 2022 • 5 Likes

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes, the main cause of which is smoking. However, it affects both smokers and non-smokers. In the...

COPD

COPD: Myths and facts about its causes, symptoms and treatments

Sep 27, 2021 • 7 Likes • 1 comment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic illness that affects the bronchial tubes in a progressive way and leads to accelerated destruction of the lungs.What are some common...

COPD

COPD and GERD: What is the link between the two?

Jul 10, 2021 • 3 Likes

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 16 million Americans, though many millions more are living undiagnosed and untreated. Many COPD patients may, to their surprise, also develop acid...

COPD

Everything you need to know about COPD and the Coronavirus!

Apr 7, 2020 • 1 comment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (or COPD) is a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchi that affects nearly 16 million people across the US. In many cases, it is caused by smoking...

COPD

New Minimally Invasive Surgery For Emphysema: Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr EBV)

Oct 10, 2018

In mid 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new device, the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), which is intended to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe...

COPD

Cannabis Doesn’t Help Exercising COPD Patients

Jul 30, 2018 • 1 comment

At first blush, it would seem almost obvious that individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) did not show improvement after inhaling vaporized cannabis. However, with real clinical...

COPD

FDA-Approved Valve Treatment For COPD Seeing Positive Results

Jul 26, 2018

Approximately, 15 million Americans have a debilitating lung condition called COPD. It’s currently the third-leading cause of death.  However, there’s a minimally-invasive treatment, that was just...

COPD

To vape or not to vape? Probably: Not to vape

Mar 28, 2018 • 4 comments

E-cigarettes appear to trigger unique immune responses as well as the same ones triggered by regular cigarettes, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American...