Oxygen therapy for COPD is a treatment used to increase the oxygen in your lungs and bloodstream. Research suggests that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use oxygen may ...

David Mannino is co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation. He's an internal medicine doctor with a specialty in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at University of ...

Among patients with blood eosinophil counts greater than or equal to 150 cells/µL, the reduction in the annual rate of moderate to severe COPD exacerbations was found to be nominally significant. The ...

Early identification and treatment of patients with COPD at risk of exacerbation are crucial for better outcomes. Single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) users showed improved exacerbation rates and ...

Effective treatment often requires you to take medications to better manage symptoms or stop taking medications if a doctor advises that you no longer need them. Finding the right dosages and ...

Triple therapy for COPD, vs ICS/LABA therapy, was independently associated with ischemic heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, and atrial fibrillation/flutter. Cardiovascular events in patients ...

AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with a dual therapy inhaler, a triple therapy inhaler improved inspiratory capacity in those with COPD.

Wisconsin native T.J. Watt, a star for the Pittsburgh Steelers, needed surgery after a mishap during treatment at his team’s facility.

The maintenance inhalers available for obstructive lung disease are long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), and inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs). We use all three ...