After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

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 ...

Our new plan sets out how the NHS will reform elective care services and meet the 18 week referral to treatment standard by March 2029. Under this plan elective care will be increasingly personalised ...

When patients cannot adhere to inhaler instructions — whether because of cognitive or physical limitations — a nebulized LAMA might offer another method to safely deliver medication. To that end, GOLD ...

Patients who received budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol had a 9% higher incidence of first moderate or severe COPD exacerbation (hazard ratio 1.09 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.14); number needed to harm 38) ...

A NEW study using real-world data from the U.S. highlights how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and common comorbidities, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes, and ...

Exacerbation rates were similar among most patients with COPD who used triple therapy vs dual bronchodilators after previously using LABA/ICS therapy. Patients who switched to triple therapy for ...

Patient education and rehabilitation. Patients with COPD typically need education to help them adequately understand their disease and develop effective self-management skills. Similarly patients ...

The position statement may be recommended as a useful guide to practice for APNs caring for people with severe COPD. Symptom burden in patients with severe COPD has been compared to that of ...

Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in Radiology ...

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A Curious Case of COPD View Real Clinical Cases on the Next Slide COPD Facts About COPD Although patients usually have a history of smoking, many patients do not. In cases without a smoking history, ...