People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is offering a new treatment for patients suffering from severe chronic ...

At high altitudes, the reduced oxygen levels trigger physiological changes, but their impact on COPD patients remains uncertain. Researchers analysed data from a multicenter cohort study ...

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is needed to improve holistic patient care, according to a new editorial.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A psychoeducational intervention for extrapulmonary manifestations of severe asthma was found feasible and rated as ...

A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...

2024 — A new study shows that a form of vitamin B3 can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients. The researchers hope it will pave the way for new treatment ... Aug. 22, 2024 — Managing hard ...

Nurses and nurse midwives have historically considered patient education one of their most important responsibilities. Increasingly, however, appropriate and comprehensive patient education has ...

Objective NEWS2 (RCP 2017) 1 recommends use of ‘SpO2 Scale 2’ in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure (usually due to COPD) to aim target saturations ... Recommendations include: education ...