People living with HIV diagnosed with COPD 12 years younger than HIV-negative people
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

People in Ontario living with HIV had a 34 per cent higher incidence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and were diagnosed with the disease about 12 years younger than HIV-negative individuals, according to a study led by researchers at St. Michael`s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto and ICES.