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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 58% of patients had at least one mucus plug. Patients with four or more mucus plugs had a median FEV 1 of about ...

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 ...

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 data of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that mucus plugs could contribute to patient mortality, offering a possible treatment target.

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 ...

Dupilumab (Dupixent), an interleukin (IL)-4/IL-13-blocking antibody, significantly reduced nitric oxide levels compared to placebo and reduced mucus plug scores by as early as 4 weeks, according to a ...

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 ...

"I went into labor a week later." The mucus plug may come out in a lump all at once or as an increased amount of clear, pink, or slightly bloody vaginal discharge over the course of several days – or ...