Armando, a 71-year-old with an active lifestyle, was midway through a round of golf when a strange sensation crept into his abdomen after drinking water. It was just a fleeting moment; one he ...

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is a common COPD symptom. You may experience different levels of dyspnea, but you can take steps to make breathing easier and help preserve your lung health.

Steroids for COPD include oral steroids, inhaled steroids, and combination inhalers. Each type comes with its own benefits and side effects. While no cure currently exists for COPD, several types ...

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Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

In the coming days, Americans will be inundated by images of migrants stranded at the border, legitimately sad stories of people who pointlessly trekked across a continent because former President ...

Hypoxemia is a key reason for the shortness of breath you get with COPD. In turn, hypoxemia can cause hypoxia in other parts of your body (tissue hypoxia). That happens when your blood doesn't ...

Bradycardia refers to a resting heart rate that is slower than usual. A heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute (bpm) may indicate an underlying health issue, but this is not always the case ...

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When a cold or the flu sets in, you probably know how it’s going to unfold. It starts maybe with that scratch in the back of your throat. You start to feel run-down. Next thing you know, you ...

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) will replace now-Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) in the New Jersey Senate after winning a special election convention Thursday night by one vote after a ...