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Barbara Bush may have suffered from a chronic lung disease called COPD – a doctor explains

  • Written by Frank Sciurba, Professor of Medicine and Education, University of Pittsburgh
Barbara Bush and her husband, George H.W. Bush, at his Houston campaign headquarters June 4, 1964. AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky/file

Former First Lady Barbara Bush died on April 17, 2018, two days after spokespeople said that she had decided not to seek additional medical treatment. CNN had reported that Barbara Bush had COPD.

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