How to Use COPD in a Sentence

COPD

abbreviation or noun
  • Many people who have COPD may not know it.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What can help reduce COPD deaths?
    — Olamide Asifat, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • How does this new study define young COPD?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Smoking is the main cause of COPD, so don’t start.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
  • What should people with COPD do to improve their health outcomes?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The alveoli in lung tissue can also be damaged in COPD.
    — Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
  • His death was due to heart failure, brought on by years of battling COPD, his family said.
    — Jon Becker, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And why might young COPD increase mortality risk?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Claridge, who has the chronic lung condition COPD, can tell when the landfill is on fire.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And how can patients with COPD prioritize their own health in the meantime?
    — The Hill, 24 June 2025
  • Will the new administration breathe new life into COPD care?
    — The Hill, 24 June 2025
  • The cause of death was advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Group 3 comes from chronic lung diseases like emphysema or COPD.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026
  • Emphysema is among the group of lung diseases known as COPD, for which smoking is the primary cause.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • These both contribute to new cases and make breathing issues worse for people who already have COPD.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
  • What’s Behind the Higher Rates of COPD in Women?
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Too much weight loss can interfere with quality of life and exacerbate symptoms of COPD.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 27 July 2023
  • Watch for signs of mold exposure, like coughing, irritated eyes and skin, and worsened asthma or COPD.
    — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Compared to men, how women experience COPD differs, too.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Regardless of what's causing the condition, COPD is treatable.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 June 2025
  • This study used a more expansive definition to account for nonsmokers with COPD.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Both short and long sleep were tied to lung conditions including COPD and asthma, as well as digestive disorders.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • Those with asthma, COPD or other chronic lung conditions are urged to keep rescue medications on hand.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • For people already living with COPD, consistent access to care can improve outcomes.
    — Olamide Asifat, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Emphysema is a type of COPD, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The actual anatomy of women’s lungs may also point to why the fairer sex is receiving more COPD diagnoses.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Even after accounting for age and other health conditions, people with COPD who have smoked face a higher risk of death than those who have never smoked.
    — Olamide Asifat, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Smoking is the leading risk factor for both lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Smoking also increases your risk for lung diseases like emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Of the participants, 64 had COPD, and 37 had ILD.
    — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025

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