November is National COPD Awareness Month. Research indicates more women are developing COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and are more likely than men to have more frequent, severe symptoms; require hospitalization; and experience more shortness of breath, depression, and anxiety related to the condition. Jamie Garfield, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, spoke with Flow Space about the prevalence of COPD in women and under-diagnosis of the condition, how to manage COPD (with an emphasis on pulmonary rehabilitation), and how to decrease one’s risk. Yahoo! News picked up the article.
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