COPD News

PHILADELPHIA — In addition to COPD, patients frequently have other chronic diseases on top of their lung disease, including type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.

The ability of an artificial neural network to predict COPD exacerbations from urine samples was “excellent,” according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

November 20 marks World COPD Day 2024, a worldwide effort with three goals: raising awareness, sharing knowledge and discussing ways to lower disease burden, according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — To reflect developments in COPD research and care, the 2025 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease report features three new sections and several sections that have been updated/revised.

Among older adults with COPD, the risk for all-cause mortality was heightened with vs. without social isolation, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

BOSTON — Among adults with COPD, the odds for exacerbations and hospitalizations were elevated in patients who did not use vs. did use the diabetes medication metformin, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Adults may soon have an easy way to know whether they face a heightened risk for COPD and death due to a respiratory disease with the creation of a preclinical blood test that assesses 32 proteins, according to a press release.

BOSTON — Among adults with COPD starting a new inhaled maintenance treatment, common characteristics included older age and having multiple comorbidities, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.