Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe. Narrowed airways can make you cough, wheeze, and feel short of breath. It can affect how you exercise, work, and do other daily ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This analysis spanned from 2016 to 2022. Nearly 50% of patients were initially prescribed LABA/inhaled ...

Anticoagulants, which reduce the blood’s ability to clot, are only a “good thing” to take if you are at a high risk for a dangerous blood clot. In the column that you mention, the reader actually had ...

Effective treatment often requires you to take medications to better manage symptoms or stop taking medications if a doctor advises that you no longer need them. Finding the right dosages and ...

This add-on drug may help those with a type of lung inflammation that worsens symptoms like shortness of breath. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) to reduce COPD ...

“Compared to non-CMR recipients, CMR recipients experienced a considerably higher increase in adherence to COPD medications from 2016 to 2017, and findings with data from more recent years are ...

Inhalers and nebulizers are necessary when managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both are designed to deliver medication directly to the lungs, which helps in reducing symptoms, ...

SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with fewer exacerbations of COPD in adults with type 2 diabetes. There was little difference between SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor ...

A socially assistive robot could be key to helping people with COPD manage their condition at home. A recent study published in JMIR, found that COPD patients that had a take-home a robot following a ...