How Does a COPD Diagnosis Affect the Person’s Loved Ones? ❤️ Medical College Directory

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a serious lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. Joel Africk discusses what a COPD diagnosis means for the person’s family, including the importance of self-care by caregivers and empowerment by relatives. This video is by Learn More, Breathe Better — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to bring greater visibility to lung health by translating research for public and professional education programs. Joel Africk is CEO of Respiratory Health Association, a Breathe Better Network partner. Learn more: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/BreatheBetter Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BreatheBetter Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BreatheBetter

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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood disorders and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

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Discover the goals, challenges, and initiatives that have shaped and will continue to shape prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for the NHLBI’s scientific focus areas.

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NHLBI-funded clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. The NHLBI is also focused on management and oversight of these trials.