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Very few patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) start pulmonary rehabilitation after being hospitalized, despite its proven benefits and clinical guidelines recommending it shortly after discharge, a study shows. Study results were published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society, in an article titled “…

Two new studies highlight the important role of mucus in cleaning and protecting the lungs, and how its accumulation and impaired clearance can contribute to the worsening of lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the studies, researchers show how mucus in the lungs forms a protective…

Health technology company Royal Philips is launching a global initiative on World COPD Day Wednesday in hopes of raising awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and encouraging patients to remain active and improve their overall quality of life. COPD is a progressive disorder estimated to affect more than 251…

Theravance Biopharma and Mylan announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their New Drug Application (NDA) for revefenacin (TD-4208) as a maintenance treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The therapy will be marketed as an inhalation solution with the brand name Yupelri. The…

The COPD Foundation has launched an app called the COPD Pocket Consultant Guide (PCG), designed to help healthcare providers in the treatment and management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Links to download the app, either for Android or iOS, can be found here. The main features…

Treatment administration has started in the second part of a Phase 2 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of Synairgen‘s inhaled therapeutic candidate SNG001 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a confirmed flu or cold virus. SNG001 is an inhaled interferon-beta (IFN-beta) therapy developed to help…

Long-term oxygen therapy may not benefit patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia), a meta-analysis has shown. This type of therapy did not prolong life expectancy or decrease the risk of hospitalization in these patients, and did not…

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on long-term treatment with benzodiazepines are at a higher risk for suicide, a study suggests. The study, “Risks of Benzodiazepines in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” was published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new label for Stiolto Respimat (a combination therapy of tiotropium bromide and olodaterol) based on data from clinical trials showing a significant reduction in the frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations driven by tiotropium, the active ingredient of …

A fully functional 3D-printed artificial lung may someday help people with serious pulmonary illnesses, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research team, in collaboration with Old World Labs — a company in Hampton, Virginia, specializing in high-resolution 3D printing — is working to…