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Tag: COPD

COPD affects approximately 16 million Americans, making breathing difficult
November 30, 2022 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, makes breathing difficult for the 16 million Americans who have this disease. Millions more people suffer from COPD but have not been diagnosed and are not being treated. Although there is no cure for COPD, it can be treated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... MORE

COPD makes breathing difficult for the 16 million Americans who have this disease. Millions more people suffer from COPD but have not been diagnosed and are not being treated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).