“Patients with mild-to-moderate COPD who have low exercise tolerance are likely to experience poor respiratory health outcomes,” the investigators concluded. “Exercise tolerance may be considered one ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a manifestation of structural violence, the process through which societies ...

Tezepelumab did not significantly decrease moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with placebo, the COURSE trial found.

Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

AstraZeneca’s respiratory and immunology portfolio is driving significant growth, with R&I assets forecasted to account for ...

Among patients with COPD who experienced an exacerbation, the risk for cardiovascular events was highest in the following 2 weeks and stayed elevated more than 1 year after, according to study results ...

If a threshold of 10% risk of COPD was used to make spirometry referrals, the addition of the polygenic risk score correctly ...

When you have COPD, medications can go a long way to help you breathe more easily and boost your quality of life. When you have moderate to severe disease, you and your doctor will work together ...

In a 4-year randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 5992 patients with moderate-to-very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were allowed to use all concomitant ...

Prescribing physical activity to older adults reduces risk factors for chronic disease and improves functional independence, ...

The researchers found that the incidence of a first moderate or severe COPD exacerbation was higher in patients who received budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol (hazard ratio, 1.09; 95 percent ...

China: A new meta-analysis published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine found that pulmonary rehabilitation in mechanically ventilated ...