Tag: COPD

Combined Data Show Superiority of LAMA/LABA in COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experienced significantly fewer acute exacerbations when a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) was added to a long-acting beta agonist (LABA) than when an inhaled... read more

COPD Awareness Month 2016: Atrial fibrillation, Crohn’s disease, chronic kidney disease, depression, and asthma

November is COPD Awareness Month, so in light of this we present our articles discussing COPD and related topics, such as atrial fibrillation, Crohn’s disease, chronic kidney disease, depression, asthma, and ulcerative... read more

Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation

The prescription of long-term supplemental oxygen did not result in a longer time to death or first hospitalization than no long-term supplemental oxygen in patients with stable COPD.... read more

Can a CT Scan Determine Lung Age?

A recent study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine sought to characterize age-related lung changes using CT.... read more

COPD epidemic could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades

Health authorities should brace themselves for an epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over the next two decades, despite a decline in smoking rates, according to a new study from the University of British... read more

Acute exacerbations may accelerate lung function decline in smokers with COPD

Acute exacerbations in patients with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with accelerated lung function loss, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical... read more