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Living with COPD isn’t a test that I have to pass

I’ve spent a long time believing I wrote this column for other people — for anyone trying to build a decent life with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who wakes up each morning negotiating with their own lungs. While that’s still part of it, lately, I’ve realized something I…

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Mucus-based test shows promise for measuring health of lungs in COPD

A novel test based on the levels and composition of certain proteins in mucus, called mucins, may help assess lung health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study. Findings show that higher Mucin Quantitative Score (MUCQ) values were significantly associated with worse lung…

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New COPD trial doses first participant with dual-target drug BBT002

The first person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has now been dosed with BBT002, an experimental medication being developed by Bambusa Therapeutics, in an ongoing Phase 1b clinical trial. The trial (NCT06944925) is evaluating BBT002’s safety and pharmacological properties against a placebo in up to 98…

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COPD experimental therapy moves into new phase after positive results

Mabwell’s experimental therapy 9MW1911 may reduce the frequency of moderate to severe exacerbations in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to data from a completed Phase 2a clinical trial. The results were announced in a press release from Mabwell. The company is now conducting a…

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Living with COPD isn’t a test that I have to pass

A scientist looks into a microscope next to a rack of filled vials and a flask.
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Mucus-based test shows promise for measuring health of lungs in COPD

Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

After a trifecta of illness, I’m again breathing without thinking about it

Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

Getting better with COPD means doing the work the way our ancestors did

Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

A tip on oxygen concentrator maintenance: Try ‘blowing the drip’

Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

When it came to ‘quilting’ my lungs, I chose lifestyle seams over pleurodesis

  1. Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

    Living with COPD isn’t a test that I have to pass

  2. A scientist looks into a microscope next to a rack of filled vials and a flask.
    News

    Mucus-based test shows promise for measuring health of lungs in COPD

  3. Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

    After a trifecta of illness, I’m again breathing without thinking about it

  4. Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

    Getting better with COPD means doing the work the way our ancestors did

  5. Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

    A tip on oxygen concentrator maintenance: Try ‘blowing the drip’

  6. Main banner for Caroline Gainer's column, Discussion

    When it came to ‘quilting’ my lungs, I chose lifestyle seams over pleurodesis

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