COPD Features

One woman's journey from learning she has alpha-1, or genetic COPD, to managing it on a day-to-day basis.

You don't have to smoke to get COPD. Learn what inherited COPD is, and what it means for your lungs and liver.

An expert in AAT deficiency, also known as alpha-1 or genetic COPD, shares strategies for managing it.

Learn about treatment options for apha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Even if your condition is more advanced, there are several ways to live your life to the fullest despite COPD. Here, WebMD shows you how.

Here are some simple ways to go about taking care of yourself when dealing with COPD.

Edi Mesa shares how she keeps COPD episodes at bay with these steps.

Here are five key tips to living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Jean Rommes shares some of what to expect when joining a COPD clinical trial.

Studies show marijuana can open up your airways. But can inhaling cannabis help or hurt a smoking-related lung condition like COPD?

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to predicting someone’s life span with COPD. A lot depends on your age, health, lifestyle, and how severe the disease was when you were diagnosed, plus the steps you've taken to lessen the damage afterward.

If you’re living with COPD, you may have already made some lifestyle changes to stay healthy and make it less likely that your condition will get worse, which is great. And you might wonder if alcohol could prevent, improve, or make COPD worse. Here’s what the science says about drinking alcohol when you have COPD.

COPD not only makes you feel breathless, it can also make you feel isolated, depressed, and stressed. When you connect with a community of other people who have COPD, you’ll get support, management tips, and advice on how to improve your symptoms and feel better. Learn how to find a COPD community online to get help.

COPD is a lifelong condition that can make breathing difficult and interrupt daily activities. Playing the harmonica might hold the key to ease and improve breathing.

Many homes harbor dust, fumes, germs, and other irritants that aggravate COPD symptoms like wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.

COPD makes it hard to breathe. Can CBD help people with this condition?

If you have COPD, is it OK to drink alcohol, or should you go cold turkey? And is there a link between drinking and developing COPD?

If you have or are at risk for a lung condition such as COPD, you may have heard about ways people try to “detox” their lungs. Here’s what you should know first.

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here’s a look at what’s on the horizon.

Find out how your doctor will decide the best course of action to ease your COPD symptoms.

A rare type of emphysema can seriously damage your lungs. Learn about treatments for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Smart moves at home and work can help people with AAT deficiency feel their best.

WebMD talks to lung health experts about three of the most common supplements explored by people with COPD: NAC, vitamin D, and ginseng.

WebMD discusses the prognosis for people with COPD, whether they're in the early or later stages of the lung disease.

COPD symptoms can interfere with sex. But you don’t have to say goodbye to intimacy. Here are nine helpful strategies for sex and intimacy when you have COPD.

If you have COPD, your calorie requirements may be higher than you think. A person with COPD can burn 10 times as many calories breathing as a healthy person. Here are 11 feel-better foods and beverages that are rich in calories and nutrients.

The more you know about COPD, the better you can manage it. Find out about treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Living with COPD presents 13 million Americans with new challenges, and opportunities for better health. Are you one? Then read on.