COPD

In a recent study, researchers assessed the effects of depression on maintenance medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Researchers assessed the prevalence of frailty among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how a pulmonary rehabilitation program can improve frailty in these patients.

A recent trial compared the safety and efficacy of combination treatment with long-acting β-agonist plus long-acting muscarinic agonists against LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid.

An increasing number of Americans are smoking tobacco using a water pipe. The American Heart Association has released a report of the cardiovascular effects of short- and long-term water pipe smoking that...

Further research on the lower airways in COPD is needed, so researchers analyzed whether a comprehensive research bronchoscopy procedure is safe for patients with COPD.

Further research on the lower airways in COPD is needed, so researchers analyzed whether a comprehensive research bronchoscopy procedure is safe for patients with COPD.

Two new studies examined the rates of depression in patients with COPD, and how psychological disorders affect risk of exacerbations in these patients.

A new study of patients in Maryland examines the link between extreme weather and asthma exacerbations.

A new study investigated how a brief exercise regimen impacted obese patients who have had an acute exacerbation of COPD.

New research examined the prognosis of asthma-COPD overlap in individuals who were diagnosed with asthma before and after age 40 years.