Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Might Reduce COPD Hospitalizations, But Few Patients Receive It

Although studies show that continuous positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy can reduce hospitalizations among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), less than 8 percent of patients receive this treatment. PAP is a treatment delivered by a device that gently forces pressurized room air through the airways to keep the…

Philips Joins COPD Foundation, Launches Breathe Boldly Campaign

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often find it difficult to breathe, sometimes feeling like they breathing through a straw. To help raise awareness for this respiratory disease, Royal Philips announced it has joined the COPD Foundation and the family of the late Leonard Nimoy, who died in 2015,…