Two posters presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2023 showed how real-world exacerbation rates in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) dropped after patients started using a ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Oxygen therapy for COPD is a treatment used to increase the oxygen in your lungs and bloodstream. Research suggests that people with chronic obstructive ...

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association.

Manual therapy (MT) techniques have no effect on lung functions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a metanalysis of random controlled trials (RTCs).

ERS 2006: An in-depth look at very long-acting beta2-agonists and other new treatment options in COPD.

In the latest evidence-based guideline, Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults: Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report, experts provide 78 evidence-based ...

When Living with COPD, nebulized maintenance therapy may be an appropriate option For individuals living with COPD, small changes may make a difference.

Dual vs triple therapy? Dr Holley looks at the literature to inform the practicing clinician.

Patients with COPD who underwent autologous transplantation of lung progenitor cells had improved gas exchange capacity, quality of life and walking distance, according to study results. Further ...

Perioperative combination therapy using a long-acting muscarinic antagonist and long-acting beta agonist may be an optimal treatment for patients with lung cancer and COPD undergoing cancer for ...