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A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device, procedure, or change in behavior is safe and...

It’s that time of year again, time to make a list of resolutions for the year ahead.  Maybe you have done this a hundred times.  I know that I have...

The holidays are here, and if you are like my family, we love this time of year. The last few years have not been as festive due to missing family...

Christmas is upon us, and what is Christmas without a little gift wishing? Right now, doctors are wishing they had something in their arsenal that currently doesn’t exist to better...

Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...

I have journeyed many years with COPD. Next year  will be an incredible 30 years since being first diagnosed by my then doctor. The year 1987 was much different to...

Many people are realizing that COPD medicine, especially inhalers, can be very expensive. This is often true even if you have health insurance. We could get into a lengthy debate...

There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...

I have stage three COPD and I have fun. I have stage three COPD and I laugh. I have stage three COPD and I refuse to let it take my...

As I get older, it’s easier to see that some of the things in life that I thought mattered really don’t matter that much at all.  Material things come and...

So often with a chronic illness, a person becomes depressed. It gets so difficult to feel like we struggle so often. We get sick of being sick... tired of being...

As a continuation of my previous article, Getting Fit with Pulmonary Rehab, I wanted to discuss the past and also some outdoor fun. If I would have had COPD with...

I’m going to give you 20 reasons why COPD awareness matters: What are some reasons you think COPD awareness matters? Let us know in the comments below...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are five things COPDers may be thankful for. A proper diagnosis. For most of history COPD was pretty much lumped under the umbrella term...

You know what COPD.net’s contributors and moderators think about COPD - but there’s more to everyone than COPD! So we’re doing a “Getting to Know...” series to introduce you to...

The sun was high overhead but the ocean was cool and calm. I adjusted my snorkeling goggles and looked down at gorgeous shells and fish beneath me in the aquamarine...

My friend rubbed my upper arms as if she were warming up someone who'd just come in from the bitter cold. Her touch was like a lifeline. It meant everything...

Twenty-one years of having COPD had passed before the progression of my illness forced me to retire from work. Another three years later, I was prescribed oxygen after falling blood...

“Hi. My name is John. I’m a respiratory therapist. What is your last name?” That’s the typical way I introduce myself to all my patients now. I started out introducing...

November is COPD Awareness Month. It is a time that many of us will collectively bring more awareness about this disease to the people who really have no idea about...