COPD News

Individuals born preterm had greater odds for asthma and COPD as an adult than those born full term, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Many veterans with COPD who smoke did not regularly use technology and had low electronic health literacy, suggesting the need for outreach outside of technology, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

For patients who need ambulatory oxygen, over-the-counter portable oxygen concentrators sold online that do not require a prescription may not be helpful, according to study results published in Respiratory Care.

Patients with COPD treated with inhaled corticosteroids for more than 6 months had a decreased risk for all-cause mortality, according to study results published in CHEST.

In patients with COPD, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide, or DLCO, was a predictor of mortality, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Patients with COPD who experience breathlessness and exertional desaturation may see improvements with use of an oral positive expiratory device, according to study results published in Respiratory Care.

A decades-long study that enrolled participants in the 1940s found that contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood was associated with a higher risk for premature death from respiratory disease in adulthood.

Small-airway obstruction, which cannot be seen with conventional X-rays, was observed in a virtual chest X-ray enhanced by phase-contrast imaging, according to study results published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Current smoking, use of sedative hypnotics and dyspnea increased the risk for death by suicide or drug overdose among adults with a smoking history with or without COPD, according to study results published in CHEST.

A model that factors in brain imaging markers of breathlessness expectation, questionnaires and physiology measures predicted changes in breathlessness during pulmonary rehabilitation, according to study results published in Thorax.