It’s a simple question that physicians usually do not ask their patients: “When was your last drink?” “If the patient says yesterday, you know the patient isn’t a casual drinker,” said Joe G. Zein, MD ...

In support of World COPD Day on November 19, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), is drawing attention to the importance of correctly diagnosing COPD earlier - with the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is often thought of as a condition that only affects longtime smokers. In reality, the disease reaches far beyond that group. Women are ...

Mepolizumab significantly reduced the annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations in COPD with an eosinophilic phenotype. Some 20% to 40% of COPD patients have elevated blood eosinophil counts ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. It’s a common ...

“This new COPD diagnostic schema, which includes chest imaging, respiratory symptoms and spirometry, identified additional individuals at risk of poor respiratory outcomes,” said Bhatt, a professor in ...

Having recently scored approval for Nucala in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), GSK has now signed a major $12 billion biobucks deal designed to strengthen the pharma’s offering for the ...

Roche’s hopes of getting its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug astegolimab to regulators this year have taken a hit after the anti-ST2 monoclonal antibody failed to reduce flare-ups in ...

Bill McColl has 25+ years of experience as a senior producer and writer for TV, radio, and digital media leading teams of anchors, reporters, and editors in creating news broadcasts, covering some of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers developed a multidimensional COPD diagnostic schema made up of spirometry, imaging and respiratory ...

Women' are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, even if they have never smoked or smoked much less than ...

Over the next 25 years, the global prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is expected to grow by as much as 23%. Importantly, a majority of these cases are projected to occur in ...