The perspectives and priorities of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be integrated into the development process of new therapies for COPD, according to a new commentary. The article is ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
Nov 20, 2024
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Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing COPD and establish how the chronic lung disease progresses. The article is published in the September ...
Nov 14, 2024
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Health care providers treating people with COPD also need to focus on the person's socioeconomic factors, along with considering their additional health conditions or comorbidities, according to a new article. The article ...
Nov 7, 2024
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A study by doctoral student Adriana Eugene and Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found that older adults who use electronic cigarettes had greater odds of reporting respiratory illness such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, ...
Oct 4, 2024
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Breathlessness drains at least $12B from the Australian economy every year in direct health and productivity costs, and people living with the condition are more likely to be unemployed and have diminished quality of life, ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Changes in people's voices recorded on a smartphone can signal a serious flare up in symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a pilot study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Inhaler misuse leading to inadequate medication delivery impacts a person's ability to manage symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and additional education about proper inhaler use is needed to improve ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Among smokers, early menopause is associated with an increased risk for most lung diseases and poor outcomes, according to a study published online June 13 in Thorax.
Aug 1, 2024
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Although research studies have demonstrated an association between military deployment in southwest Asia and lung diseases in veterans—such as asthma, bronchiolitis, or other small airways disease—there are still research ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs. It is generally considered one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is defined clinically as a persistent cough that produces sputum (phlegm) and mucus, for at least three months per year in two consecutive years.
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