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People on Breathing Machines Struggle Without Power After Weather Disasters

Recent events highlight need for improvement and regulation

Dec 01, 2024
Power outages due to extreme weather are an increasingly common occurence.
Increased Mortality Risk Among Socially Isolated Older Adults With COPD

Social isolation may lead to fewer resources for managing the condition

Nov 04, 2024
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Study: Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program Not a Danger to COPD Oxygen Users

Prices went down but reductions in new oxygen prescriptions and discontinuations were minimal

Oct 28, 2024
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Air Pollution Risky After Lung Transplant

Living in polluted zip codes was linked to worse outcomes after transplant

Oct 17, 2024
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Dupilumab Improves Quality of Life for COPD Patients

There remains an unmet need for effective COPD therapies, expert says

Oct 10, 2024
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First-Ever Biologic Approved for COPD

Phase III trial program showed 30% to 34% reduction in moderate or severe exacerbations

Sep 27, 2024
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High-Intensity Noninvasive Ventilation May Reduce Intubation for COPD Exacerbation

However, treatment group crossovers muddied the waters in open-label Chinese trial

Sep 16, 2024
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Cheap Antidepressant Flops for Severe Breathlessness in Trial

"We should be cautious about using drugs off-label," investigator says

Sep 11, 2024
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Burdensome Therapy for Severe Hypoxemia in COPD Patients Is Overkill, Trial Says

They'll "still have that ball and chain, but maybe we've lightened it a little bit," says expert

Sep 10, 2024
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Intervention for Smokers With COPD, Asthma Boosts Quit Rates

An immediate appointment to a smoking cessation clinic shows benefit versus usual care

Sep 08, 2024
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COPD, Asthma Inhalers Produce Staggering Amounts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Propellants in metered-dose inhalers are the biggest culprit

Aug 29, 2024
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Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South

"No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader

Aug 19, 2024
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Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Jul 30, 2024
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Primary Care COPD Clinic Could Be a Model for Lasting Survival Benefit

Nonphysician program linked to lower all- and specific-cause mortality risks

Jul 05, 2024
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