obstructive
Example Sentences
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Perhaps unexpectedly, the department said it did not note a substantial increase in asthma, acute respiratory symptoms or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related emergency department visits during the fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Theravance has one drug, a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease called Yupelri, currently on the market.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Prior to publication, the White House, the FDA, and the Department of Health and Human Services all wouldn’t answer directly whether this applicant with “refractory obesity with obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension” was Trump.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026
If approved, the drug would compete with Dupixent, an IL-4 and IL-13 inhibitor that is used to treat numerous inflammatory conditions like atopic dermatitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026
In a recent study of the reaction to dying in patients with obstructive disease of the lungs, it was concluded that the process was considerably more shattering for the professional observers than the observed.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
