COPD News

SAN FRANCISCO — Longer drive times to health services impact COPD care access for U.S. veterans, researchers reported at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO — During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with chronic lung diseases, including asthma and COPD, were more likely to delay or avoid medical care compared with the general population or those with other COVID-19 risk factors

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force finalized its recommendation against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults, which is consistent with its 2016 recommendation.

From 1999 to 2019, overall age-adjusted COPD mortality did not change significantly among women in the U.S., but rates increased among women living in the Midwest and in small metropolitan or nonmetropolitan areas.

Strados Labs announced it received FDA clearance for home use of its smart sensor platform for respiratory health, according to a press release.

Lung function in extremely preterm infants fell significantly below trajectories of term-born children in early adult life, researchers reported in BMJ Thorax.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in April.

Incidental respiratory disease-related findings, including emphysema and reticular opacities, observed on low-dose CT lung cancer screenings were common and associated with increased mortality, researchers reported.

Among older adults, COPD misclassification is high and is associated with higher respiratory symptom burden, health care utilization and lower physical performance, compared with the general population, researchers reported.

In a new study published in Chest, cardiovascular events occurred in 30% of patients with bronchiectasis after an acute exacerbation.