Patients’ Geography Impacts Guideline-Concordant COPD Care
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Geographical challenges to accessing care increase the likelihood of receiving guideline-discordant inhaler regimens following hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acc…
Learn MoreIncrease Seen in COPD Hospital Admissions Since 2010 in Canada
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased rapidly since 2010 in Canada, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadi…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Impact of Low Vitamin K on Lung Function
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low vitamin K status is associated with lower ventilatory capacity and with increased odds of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), wheezing, and asthma, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in…
Learn MoreGeneric, Brand-Name Medication Similarly Effective for COPD
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), generic and brand-name fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Annals of Inte…
Learn MoreMillones de fumadores podrían tener una enfermedad pulmonar difícil de diagnosticar
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millones de fumadores estadounidenses podrían sufrir de una enfermedad pulmonar potencialmente grave, que técnicamente no es la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC), encuentra un nuevo estud…
Learn MoreStudy Explores Persons With Tobacco Exposure, Preserved Spirometry
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Persons with tobacco exposure and preserved spirometry (TEPS) with symptoms (symptomatic TEPS) do not have accelerated rates of decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) or chronic obstructive …
Learn MoreFixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The fixed-ratio spirometric criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) underdiagnoses potential COPD in African American patients, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Ge…
Learn MoreMillions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of American smokers suffer from a potentially serious lung disease that’s not technically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds. They would benefit from a clear diagnosis, …
Learn MoreDupilumab Reduces Exacerbations in Patients With COPD
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with type 2 inflammation, dupilumab is associated with fewer moderate-to-severe exacerbations, according to a study published online May 21 in th…
Learn MoreMucus Plugs Linked to Increased All-Cause Mortality in COPD
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the presence of airway-occluding mucus plugs is associated with increased all-cause mortality, according to a study published online May 21 in t…
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