Background: Asthma and COPD can significantly affect patients and pose a substantial economic burden for both patients and managed-care plans. This study compares utilization outcomes in patients with ...

AAT is produced by the liver but helps the lungs defend against inflammation and outside irritants such as smoke or other environmental exposures. “COPD prevalence is especially high in the veteran ...

70% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases go undiagnosed. Now, a study led by Hospital del Mar and the Hospital del MResearch Institute has validated ten metabolites that are altered ...

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 ...

In the United States, patients with renal cell carcinoma are more likely to die from COPD than the general population. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of death among ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who receive influenza vaccinations are less likely to be hospitalized for a flu-related illness, according to a study in Chest. Researchers analyzed ...

A study of patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation found that exclusively using the population-based Hospital Frailty Risk Score tool to assess for frailty ...

A Chinese Phase IIb trial of the mAb has already started, with Mabwell also hoping to initiate a Phase IIa trial in the US.

Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: Which patients with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] are appropriate candidates for triplet therapy? Rey, I’ll ask you to start if you don’t mind. Reynold ...

Unlike the West, where smoking remains the dominant driver, India’s COPD burden is shaped by pollution, says Dr Anurag ...