Losing your mucus plug early isn’t likely a cause for concern, but it could signal a pregnancy complication like preterm labor. Losing your mucus plug early isn’t likely a cause for concern, but it ...

Your body knows how to keep your baby safe during pregnancy, starting with the mucus plug. Learn what the mucus plug is, what it does, and when you'll lose it. Medically reviewed by Alyssa Dweck, MS, ...

Researchers may have found a new target in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms that could potentially save more lives. The study focused on mucus plugs, which clog airways in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with COPD and mucus plugs observed on both a baseline and 5-year follow-up CT scan vs. no mucus plugs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with poorly controlled asthma and mucus plugs had significantly more airflow obstruction, type 2 ...

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—the fourth leading cause of ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...

Researchers used a proprietary, validated scoring system to compare data from 146 adults with severe asthma against that of 22 healthy controls. Some 58% of patients with severe asthma, versus only ...

Researchers found that fewer dupilumab-receiving patients had high mucus plug scores at week 24 than at baseline (32.8 vs 67.2%). HealthDay News — Dupilumab reduces mucus plug scores and improves lung ...

WASHINGTON -- Mucus plugs obstructing the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were associated with higher all-cause mortality compared with no mucus plugs, according ...

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the fourth leading cause of ...

Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARCT) used a presentation at Guggenheim’s 2026 Emerging Outlook Biotech Summit to highlight upcoming milestones for its messenger RNA (mRNA) rare disease pipeline, with C ...