DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male and have exercised daily all my adult life. I take a baby aspirin and 10 mg pravastatin daily. I have eaten very little red meat since I was 40. I had an EKG in ...

Experiencing shortness of breath, medically termed dyspnea, is common. It's a sensation where you're uncomfortably gasping for breath, feeling suffocated, yet it's distinct from air hunger. This could ...

Common causes of shortness of breath include physical deconditioning, obesity, anxiety, asthma, heart failure, heart attack, COPD, and pneumonia. However, feeling out of breath when walking short ...

Shortness of breath, often dismissed as a harmless symptom of fatigue or stress, can be an alarming indicator of underlying health issues. Though it may seem like a simple case of being out of shape ...

During that time, one's heart beats faster and one's body breathes harder, creating a feedback loop that makes it difficult to catch one's breath. "It's almost like they are trying to race each other ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old male and started experiencing shortness of breath about 14 months ago. The condition continues to deteriorate. I’ve had an echo stress test, nuclear stress test, ...

“If your lips, tongue or fingertips go blue, which is what we call cyanosis, that’s a sign of very low oxygen,” highlights ...

Shortness of breath, known as “dyspnoea” in medicine, is a subjective sensation of difficulty in breathing. It is a common symptom experienced by individuals across various age groups, and can be a ...

Even mild or occasional breathlessness can be an early sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly known as COPD.

A Mayo Clinic study of longhaul coronavirus patients has found women experience different symptoms than their male counterparts, information that may help with diagnosis and treatment of post-COVID ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old male and have exercised daily all my adult life. I take a baby aspirin and 10 mg pravastatin daily. I have eaten very little red meat since I was 40. I had an EKG in ...