The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, is the world’s preeminent COPD research and advocacy organization. Founded in 1997 in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, one of GOLD’s stated aims is to “improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.”
In its 2023 global strategy report, GOLD changed its definition of COPD—which many in the profession viewed as overdue. Specifically, the new definition emphasized the heterogeneity of COPD in terms of its underlying drivers and long-term disease course.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Effects of body awareness therapy on balance and fear of falling in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial - Karaca S, Yildiz Özer A, Karakurt S, Polat MG.
BACKGROUND: Assessment of extrapulmonary comorbidities is essential in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Deterioration of balance and increasing fear of falling are two of the most significant extrapulmonary manifestations. Although pulmonary r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Dupilumab Earns FDA Priority Review for Add-On COPD Care Dupilumab Earns FDA Priority Review for Add-On COPD Care
The first new COPD treatment in a decade showed safety and effectiveness in a subset of patients with type 2 inflammation.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Childhood maltreatment and immune cell gene regulation during adolescence: transcriptomics highlight non-classical monocytes - Kuhlman KR, Cole SW, Tan EN, Swanson JA, Rao U.
Childhood maltreatment has been repeatedly linked to a higher incidence of health conditions with an underlying proinflammatory component, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Childhood maltreatment has... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
RS BioTherapeutics Creates Therapeutic Expert Council to Provide Guidance on Development of First-in-Class Agent Focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …
CUMBERLAND, Md., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RS BioTherapeutics, whose mission is to develop life-changing medicines for the millions of people suffering from diseases characterized by pulmonary inflammation, is pleased to announce the formation of its Therapeutic Expert Council (TEC). The…#cumberland #rsbiotherapeutics #tec #ipf #michellelshuffett #antonioranzueto #departmentofmedicine #sanantonio #audielmurphymemorial #bartolomercelli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Female Reproductive Factors Could Predict COPD Female Reproductive Factors Could Predict COPD
Increased COPD risk was associated with earlier or later menarche, miscarriage history, earlier menopause.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Female Reproductive Factors Linked to Risk for COPD
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 -- Multiple female reproductive factors are associated with the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Thorax.
Chen Liang, from the University of Queensland... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Female Reproductive Factors Linked to COPD Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Female reproductive factors were associated with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including age at menarche, number of children, miscarriage, stillbirth, and age at natural menopause, according to an analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Conversio Health Delivers Improved Patient Outcomes and Reduced Costs with Groundbreaking COPD and Asthma Disease Management Program
New website for Conversio's disease management program highlights significant improvements in patient care and cost associated with chronic respiratory conditions. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Conversio Health, the leading innovator in respiratory disease... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pulmonary Rehab Can Be Tough to Find for People With COPD
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 -- Pulmonary rehabilitation can be a lifeline for millions of Americans coping with COPD or other chronic lung ailments. However, new research finds that travel time and cost issues put pulmonary rehab programs out of reach... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Quicker fix for pulse oximeters urged during FDA public meeting - STAT
The Food and Drug Administration should move more quickly to ensure pulse oximeters — the ubiquitous devices used to measure blood oxygen — work well in all patients, should better inform clinicians about the devices’ shortcomings in patients with darker skin, and should recall versions that are…#fda #ashraffawzy #edwardmcclure #copd #africanamerican #ems #kansascity #ryanjolly #rachelbrummert #tomvalley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabapentinoids Increase Exacerbation in COPD Gabapentinoids Increase Exacerbation in COPD
A population-based study showed increased exacerbations in patients with COPD across multiple gabapentinoid indications.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
How to Use and Take Care of Your Humidifier
For those of us whose skin in the winter gets as scaly as a lizard’s, home humidifiers might sound essential. But humidifiers are more complicated to use and care for than some other household appliances—and doing so incorrectly can be worse for your health than not having one at all.
Here’s what to know before diving in.
The benefits of humid air
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Humidifiers do their best work on the parts of the body you use to breathe. When the air gets colder, the humidity in the environment goes down. Each breath of dry air sucks moisture from your airways...
Source: TIME: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Palliative Telecare Team Aids QOL, Health Status for Chronic Conditions
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- Use of a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life at six months for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care
(MedPage Today) -- A palliative telecare intervention improved quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF), and interstitial lung disease (ILD), the ADAPT randomized clinical trial found.... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news