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GSK’s Nucala secures NICE COPD endorsement

NICE now recommends Nucala for both severe asthma and COPD, expanding the drug’s clinical uptake across the UK’s public ...
Medscape

Helping Your Patients Manage COPD in the Workplace

Your patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need help not just coping with their condition but also managing it in their workplace. The symptoms of COPD, a lung and airway ...
News Medical

Widespread inhaler misuse in COPD patients: Need for training

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterized by loss of lung elasticity, which leads to dysfunctional gaseous exchange. COPD is the third leading cause of ...
Medscape

When it Comes to COPD Symptoms, Are Patients What They Eat?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is frequently associated with cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological diseases, all of which can negatively impact quality of life, exacerbations, and ...
Healio

Awareness of pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD growing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary hypertension appears in 25% to 30% of patients with COPD. There are no approved therapies for patients ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Study: Most Patients With COPD Remain Untreated Following Initial Diagnosis

Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain untreated after diagnosis, leading to frequent exacerbations. After COPD diagnosis, prompt and effective single or dual ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Registries Highlight the Needs of Patients With COPD in Primary Care

US patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) managed in primary care settings have high exacerbations, symptoms, and treatment burdens, according to an analysis of electronic health ...
NBC Chicago

COPD Patients are Breathing Easier Thanks to Remarkable New Implant

Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are breathing easier thanks to new technology in the form of a small valve inserted in the lung. Paula Dote had the Zephyr valves ...
European Medical Journal

Digital COPD Training May Reduce Inhaler Errors

DIGITAL COPD inhaler training reduced technique errors and improved assessment of inspiratory capacity in a new study. COPD ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Dupilumab for COPD with Type 2 Inflammation Indicated by Eosinophil Counts

In some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), type 2 inflammation may increase exacerbation risk and may be indicated by elevated blood eosinophil counts. Dupilumab, a fully ...
MedPage Today

Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbations

Gabapentinoid use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with a higher risk for severe exacerbations, a population-based cohort study from Canada indicated. Among ...