Dear Doctors: I work in a big shop where we make custom furniture. My wife thinks it puts me at risk of COPD and insists I should use a mask. Is she right? I thought COPD was something that happens to smokers. Plus, wearing a mask isn't very comfortable.
Dear Reader: COPD is short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
It's an umbrella term for a group of diseases in which damage to the tissues …