Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD – getting the best out of treatmentsCOPD – getting the best out of treatments

COPD – getting the best out of treatments

We are still some way off finding a cure for COPD, the umbrella term for several different lung conditions including…

COPD – the vital role of GPsCOPD – the vital role of GPs

COPD – the vital role of GPs

Many people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are diagnosed at a late stage of the condition where it has already…

Pioneering lung study in SalfordPioneering lung study in Salford

Pioneering lung study in Salford

Take one city, 233,900 inhabitants, 3000 trained healthcare professionals and study facilitators and 235 million rows of data, and you have…

Diagnosing lung diseaseDiagnosing lung disease

Diagnosing lung disease

People who suffer from chronic breathlessness may not always think to mention it to a GP. They assume that it…

Lung conditions are serious tooLung conditions are serious too

Lung conditions are serious too

Every five minutes in the UK, one person dies from lung disease, a statistic that underlines the massive impact of…

Your risk of COPDYour risk of COPD

Your risk of COPD

As part of our regular series on the risks of getting common chronic diseases, we look at COPD. COPD, which…