Advancing Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Research & Innovation (original) (raw)

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November is National COPD Awareness Month

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COPD

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a long-term condition that damages the lungs and blocks airflow into and out of the lungs. This makes it hard to breathe.

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