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October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Any Level of Smoking Can Lead to Long-term Lung Damage, Study Says

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Former smokers and people who smoke relatively few cigarettes per day may experience a faster decline in lung function than people who have never smoked, although they still have ... Read more

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Bayer Will Invest $30M in Joint Research Lab for Chronic Lung Diseases

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Bayer will invest more than $30 million over the next five years to fund collaborative research projects focused on finding new treatments for chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive ... Read more

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

‘Smart Shirts’ Measuring Daily Lung Function May Help Monitor COPD, Other Respiratory Conditions

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Shirts with smart technology could be used in place of traditional laboratory equipment to measure lung function, and prove to be particularly useful in respiratory conditions such as asthma, ... Read more

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

Researcher Awarded Nearly $7.5M to Find Treatments for COPD, Other Disorders

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Michael J. Holtzman, MD, has received close to $7.5 million in total funding for research aimed at developing stem cell-based treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and ... Read more

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Dorney-Koppel Foundation Spotlights COPD at Stanford Medicine X | CHANGE Conference

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The Dorney-Koppel Family Charitable Foundation put chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the spotlight, leading the educational grand challenge at the recent Stanford Medicine X | CHANGE 2019 conference. This ... Read more

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019

Gala’s RheOx System to Treat Chronic Bronchitis Receives CE Mark for Health and Safety in EU

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The RheOx system for the treatment of chronic bronchitis has received the CE mark, an indication that it has met high health, safety, and environmental protection requirements, in the ... Read more

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Priority Health Joins Insurers That Will Cover the Zephyr Valve for Emphysema

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Priority Health will cover Pulmonx’s Zephyr Endobronchial Valve device as a non-surgical treatment option for severe emphysema, a severe form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The insurer’s new coverage policy is ... Read more

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019

Vaping Triggers Cellular Responses Similar to Cigarette Smoking, Potentially Increasing Risk of Emphysema

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The use of electronic cigarettes, more commonly known as vaping, triggers cellular responses in the lungs similar to those elicited by smoking tobacco cigarettes, which may place e-cigarette users ... Read more

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Kali-Extracts Launches Website for Cannabis-based COPD Treatment Candidate RespRX

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Kali-Extracts has launched a dedicated website for its cannabis-based therapy candidate, RespRX, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and related disorders. The company announced that as it moves toward the goal ... Read more

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

Breztri Aerosphere Reduced COPD Exacerbations Better Than Approved Therapies, Phase 3 Trial Shows

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The triple combination therapy Breztri Aerosphere has successfully achieved its primary goal of reducing the rate of exacerbations — bouts of breathlessness — in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read more

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