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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About COPD

For a long time, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — a progressive lung condition — was thought of as a “man’s disease.” But that’s no longer the case. “Women are more likely to develop COPD than men,” said Suzette A. Garafano, M.D., clinical director of the COPD Program at NYU Langone Health. “Yet women are less likely to be diagnosed with the disease.”Underdiagnosis is one reason why it’s important for women to know the signs and symptoms of COPD. Also, women experience COPD differently than men. “In general, women tend to develop COPD at a younger age, be more symptomatic and hav...