A recent national study revealed ongoing symptom burden and communication gaps in COPD care, and provided physicians with ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in ...

For COPD patients with a nutritional goal to lose weight, some simple approaches can do a lot of good, Mosher noted, pointing ...

Patients with chronic respiratory failure who meet usage criteria will have more access to respiratory assist devices.

This article has been written and funded by Sanofi and reviewed by Sanofi for compliance with the ABPI Code of Practice. As the UK endures another harsh winter, the combination of plummeting ...

In general terms, however, the valves are recommended for advanced COPD/emphysema patients who have been optimally medially managed and are still breathless (have a forced expiratory volume, or ...

This results in patients being able to breathe easier, be less short of breath, and have an improvement in their quality of life. 1 National and global treatment guidelines for COPD include ...

The campaign aims to educate patients about the disease and its treatment options. Included in those efforts are the addition of a new COPD-focused health navigator service to the ALA’s Lung ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Patient Access today announced the launch of the COPD Action Alliance, a national advocacy coalition that unites stakeholders at the ...

The University of California, Davis Health has established a population health-based action plan to help health systems and care teams stay on top of wildfires and protect patients with COPD and ...

Inhaler misuse was high in hospitalized patients with COPD, with 69.4% of all inhalers at admission found to be misused, according to results published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ...

The analysis included 96 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of COPD and hospitalized in the internal medicine division between August 2022 and April 2023.