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, ...

When a woman gets pregnant, her body will release mucus to block the cervix and protect the uterine environment from infection, says board-certified nurse midwife Kristin Mallon of Integrative ...

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 . 58% of patients had at least one mucus plug. Patients with four or more mucus plugs had a median FEV 1 of about ...

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 ...

Dupilumab reduces mucus plugging and improves lung function in patients with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma.

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