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November is COPD Awareness Month – L’Observateur

November is COPD Awareness Month (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the third leading cause of death by disease in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association, affecting some 6.8% of Louisiana residents – higher than the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Louisiana ranks as the sixth worst state in terms of the prevalence of COPD diagnosis for people over 18 years of age, according to U.S. News and World Report. In 2017, 16.4% of Louisiana smokers had COPD, while 11.2% of former […]

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