I’ve been suffering from a bad case of thrush, which has brought to the front of my mind the importance of correct procedures when taking my inhaled medications — as I must because of my chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thrush can be caused by not rinsing well…

For years, I got up in the morning and coughed and gagged, feeling like my throat was closing. Then I’d get a prickly feeling in my arms and back, like when your circulation gets cut off and a body part goes to sleep. The medical term for this tingly feeling…

NuvoAir Aos, a sensor developed by NuvoAir that can track how inhalers are used by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, is now available in Europe, the company announced. The sensor is designated a Class I medical device in Europe, essentially indicating that it is…

Signant Health and Propeller Health are connecting their systems to help improve asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients’ adherence to inhaled medication and symptom control. Signant said it will connect its TrialMax electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) platform to Propeller’s digital health platform for…

Medical device company Adherium and informatics company Summatix are teaming up to help clinicians provide the best possible care for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Through this partnership, Adherium will gain access to Summatix’s regulated data platform…

Digital health company Adherium recently launched the Hailie solution in the U.S., a technology designed to help patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) track their medication usage and better manage their condition. This follows a 510(k) over-the-counter clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that allows…

Propeller Health and Express Scripts recently signed an agreement to provide a novel digital respiratory care solution to help manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Propeller developed a digital solution that combines inhaler sensors with a proprietary software platform that can be used as…

Propeller Health and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will extend their collaboration in which patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma use Propeller’s clip-on sensor and software platform with GSK’s Ellipta Inhaler to help them manage their illnesses. The new extended partnership, first announced in 2015, will allow Propeller and GSK to…

During this year’s Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) Summit (2016 REG Summit), researchers from around the globe highlighted the urgent need for more research into current therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a news release, this concern is in line with the announcement by members of the…

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Propeller Health are partnering to use digital health tools and services to help patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to better cope with their condition. Under the terms of the commercial agreement, people with asthma and COPD who are currently taking a Boehringer Ingelheim…