University of Alabama at Birmingham-led researchers have refined and validated a new framework for diagnosing chronic ...

Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnostic ...

The partnership is poised to increase patient impact, especially for those who would benefit from enhanced care co-ordination ...

When you’re living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD, everyday activities such as walking or climbing stairs can get harder. That’s where pulmonary rehabilitation comes in.

This document provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the pulmonary rehabilitation literature that updates the 1997 guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP ...

Long-acting bronchodilators may be combined with inhaled glucocorticosteroids, but the current GOLD guidelines call for minimizing the use of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD treatment. Doctors may ...

London: GSK plc has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on ...

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you've likely talked with your doctor about how to manage common symptoms like coughing and shortness of breath. But you may not know that ...

Women with COPD, asthma, and OSA may go undiagnosed or without proper care because their symptomatology differs from the male ...

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GOLD is an international group of lung health experts who periodically produce and update guidelines for doctors to use in the care of people with COPD. Doctors use the GOLD system to assess ...

However, the researchers suggested areas for further research based on their finding that providers often disregard the recommended COPD treatment guidelines of using LABA or LAMA alone or in ...