Top 5 Spirometry Tips for COPD Diagnosis and Management
Here are five valuable tips to achieve reliable, accurate results when performing spirometry tests to diagnose or manage COPD.
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Emphysema: Endobronchial Valves as Effective as Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
The first randomized controlled trial to compare lung volume reduction surgery and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BVLR) via endobronchial valves for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, breathlessness, and exercise capacity.
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Poor Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of COPD Exacerbations
Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of COPD exacerbations, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
New Tool to Predict Risk of COPD in People of Color
UVA Health researchers say they have developed a better way to predict the risk of COPD for people of non-European ancestry.
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Wellinks COPD Management App Effectively Engaged Older Adults
A study of the Wellinks virtual COPD management solution found that older adults with COPD were highly engaged and satisfied with the mobile app.
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What Are the Social Barriers to COPD Self-Management?
A new study found that 74% of COPD patients admitted to the hospital two or more times per year have unmet social determinants of health needs.
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Experimental Therapy Could Help People with Lung Disease
Scientists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a drug to treat the uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways.
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FDA Approves First Symbicort Generic to Treat Asthma and COPD
The US FDA approved the first Symbicort generic inhalation aerosol from Mylan Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of asthma and COPD.
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Emerging COPD Therapies: Endobronchial Valves, Lung Volume Reduction, and Targeted Lung Denervation
Beyond the traditional regimen of pharmaceuticals and supplemental oxygen, COPD interventions like targeted lung denervation, lung volume reduction, endobronchial valves are emerging.
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Antiviral Nasal Spray Being Developed by ENA Respiratory, COPD Foundation
ENA Respiratory and the COPD Foundation are partnering to develop an antiviral nasal spray to prevent and reduce incidence and severity of respiratory viral infections in people with chronic lung diseases like COPD.
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Peak Expiratory Flow Device Could Help Improve COPD Diagnoses
The global COPD burden could be significantly reduced in low and middle-income countries by assessing patients via questionnaire and peak expiratory flow device, according to an international study published in JAMA.
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Cytokines Drive Inflammation as ‘Exosomes’
New research has found that cytokines can drive inflammation as hard-to-detect exosomes in inflammatory respiratory diseases.
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FDA Approves Generic Roflumilast for COPD
The FDA has approved a generic version of roflumilast manufactured by Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc for the treatment of COPD.
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Long-term Cannabis Smoking Effects
Long-term cannabis smoking leads to over-inflated lungs, increased airway resistance and impaired oxygen extraction, which may reflect the early signs of a severe form of emphysema.
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COPD Phenotyping Can Help Manage Pulmonary Hypertension
Patients with pulmonary hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can now be identified by looking at three clinical variables, new research shows.
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