Wellinks, which bills itself as a digital healthcare company, has announced that it will partner with Careabout Health to introduce its virtual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management program to the New Jersey and Florida markets. The COPD management program involves virtual pulmonary rehabilitation, remote monitoring,…

Many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have received medical devices to help with our breathing. At first, it seemed to me that some of these devices worked better than others. But after gaining experience with them, I think that impression was based on the fact that…

My inner voice went bananas last week. I couldn’t make a simple decision, such as when was the best day to go to the drugstore to get my prescriptions. I am sure that age and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) played a role in my confusion. I felt like…

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Wellinks have launched “Healthy at Home,” a program to investigate whether virtual care can prevent recurrent illness and reduce health-related costs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The six-month program will test the feasibility of virtual preventive care…

Most people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who participated in a U.S. pilot program of NuvoAir’s virtual monitoring service reported a decrease in hospitalizations and a better quality of life, the company announced. NuvoAir’s COPD solution uses proprietary home monitoring devices, including a spirometer and an…

Wellinks is investigating whether its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) virtual management program — which offers health coaching, lung rehabilitation, and monitoring through connected devices and a mobile app — can reduce hospital readmission among people with COPD. To test the platform, the healthcare company has teamed up with…

Wellinks, a digital healthcare company, has closed a $25-million funding round to expand access to its integrated, virtual management system for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It offers a combination of pulmonary rehabilitation with personalized coaching and monitoring through connected devices, such as the Flyp nebulizer, spirometer, and…

People with COPD can end up being hospitalized due to exacerbations, which is when your cough gets worse and you are no longer able to breathe normally. Exacerbations severely decrease lung function, and can even lead be fatal. Really, exacerbation is another name for a flare-up. COPD patients need to…

Pulmonary rehabilitation could reduce the frailty of older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests a new study published in the journal Thorax.

LifeMap Solutions recently announced that its free iOS app, COPD Navigator is now available for download on iTunes. An enhanced version branded as SuperCare iBreathe, deployed by SuperCare Health, will also soon be released. LifeMap, a digital-health arm of BioTime, Inc., developed the app in close…