St. Vincent’s Riverside is now offering a breakthrough treatment for patients diagnosed with chronic pulmonary obstructive ...

said his team's research held out "great hope" for the development of a treatment for emphysema in humans. He said the retinoic acid compound worked on tissue cells in the lungs, causing them to ...

People with type 2 diabetes who take GLP-1 and SGLT-2 medications have a lower risk of having COPD symptom flare-ups than ...

For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 ...

Each type comes with its own benefits and side effects. While no cure currently exists for COPD, several types of medication can often reduce symptom severity. Steroids are among the medications ...

Subcutaneous emphysema itself often does not require treatment. However, the underlying cause may be serious in some cases. Depending on where the air has become trapped, complications can arise.