While data on how vaping can affect your lungs over the long term is limited, there’s no question that it is linked with harmful inflammation. Here’s what you should know about the connection between ...

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported Thursday in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Photo by Cnordic ...

To understand the hidden dimensions of COPD among non-smokers, The Week spoke with pulmonologist Dr Shahid Patel, consultant ...

Smoking can lead to conditions that make it difficult to breathe. A surgically created hole in the neck, called a stoma, is sometimes the best treatment. Smoking can cause significant damage to your ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), long considered a smoker's disease in old age, is increasingly being diagnosed ...

Researchers found smoking marijuana was associated with significantly increased risk of asthma, including among people who ...

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Lung disease causes nearly 11% of deaths in India. And yet awareness and access to treatment remain poor. Myths and unequal ...

Quitting won’t reverse damage from emphysema or stop it from progressing, but it can slow it down and greatly reduce your symptoms. If you quit smoking after finding out you have emphysema, you might ...