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These Treatments Offer a Sigh of Relief for Those Suffering From COPD

COPD, a non-reversible disease often makes breathing difficult and affects quality of life.

16 million Americans are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD. This non-reversible disease often makes breathing difficult and affects quality of life.

“It basically means that air is getting into your lungs, but has difficulty getting out due to damage in the airways for a variety of reasons,” says Moshe Zutler, MD, pulmonologist with the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

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