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Childhood smoking increases a person's risk of developing COPD

Childhood smoking before age 15 increases a person's risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study published in the November 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study compares single-inhaler triple therapies for treatment of COPD

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol, according to a study published online ...

Health

Is Dry January a good idea?

Dry January is a somewhat recent trend in which some people stop drinking alcohol for the month of January. In general, cutting back on alcohol consumption is a good idea for our health, especially after the holidays from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study shows deep learning model accurately diagnoses COPD

Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Patient perspectives central for developing new therapies for COPD

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 ...

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