[Editorial] UK COPD treatment: failing to progress

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality in the world today. More than a million British people lived with diagnosed COPD in the UK in 2014 –15, or just under 2% of the population. COPD admissions to emergency services in the UK are on the rise, but, access to treatments shown to reduce patients' time spent in hospital is still woefully inadequate.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research