Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, often called COPD, is incurable, but there are steps patients can take to markedly improve their symptoms.

Changing out of a sweaty T-shirt after a walk so I don’t catch a chill. Eating fruit for a more balanced diet. Moving my neck once in a while when I’m working at the computer so I don’t get “tech neck ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

Ask someone in the weight room to point to their trapezius muscle, or “traps” in gym-speak, and they’ll probably gesture toward the small mounds of muscle nestled in between their neck and shoulders.