COPD can be debilitating. What exactly is it?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common breathing conditions. It's the result of damaged lung ...
Medscape3d
New COPD Treatments Shift Focus From Symptoms to Survival
With 30% of COPD cases misdiagnosed, experts call for improved diagnostic strategies, better disease classification, and ...
Physician's Weekly4d
Guiding COPD Caregivers Toward Coping Strategies
Encouraging positive coping styles may improve family resilience and reduce the burden among COPD caregivers, according to ...
Nursing Times1d
The winter effect and other pressures on COPD patients: providing better outcomes
As the UK endures another harsh winter, plummeting temperatures and a surge in respiratory infections are placing strain on ...
Healio13d
44% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD have hypogammaglobulinemia
Immunoglobulin G hypogammaglobulinemia was found in 44.7% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD receiving triple ...
Pulmonology Advisor10d
In COPD, 59% of Patients Worldwide Experience Fatigue
The prevalence of fatigue among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worldwide is approximately 59%, according to systematic review and meta-analysis findings published in ...
Physician's Weekly5d
Young COPD Highlights Critical Need for Improved Diagnosis
Young COPD, referring to cases of COPD that occur in people aged 20–50 years, is often overlooked in research and clinical ...
Study finds mental health care gap worsens COPD symptoms
Mental health disorders in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are underdiagnosed and undertreated, ...
Medical Dialogues1d
Microplastics Increase Cancer Risk and Lung Damage in Asthma and COPD Patients: Study Finds
Poland: A recent simulation study published in Scientific Reports revealed that individuals with asthma and chronic ...
The Hospitalist11d
Gabapentinoid Use Associated with Increased Risk of Severe Exacerbations in Patientswith COPD
Does gabapentinoid use increase the risk of severe exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...