COPD News

E-cigarette use among adults was associated with increased odds of developing asthma and COPD, especially among older adults, women and Hispanic Americans, according to new data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Paradoxical bronchospasm is rare and is not generally reported in spirometry test results of U.S. veterans with COPD or asthma, researchers reported at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

A pharmacist-led intervention may aid in improving inhaler techniques for patients with asthma and COPD and may have a positive impact on health care resource use, according to results of a pilot study published in Respiratory Medicine.

Among patients with COPD in South Korea, with an intermediate tuberculosis burden, history of pulmonary TB was associated with an increased risk for developing lung cancer, researchers reported.

BreatheSuite announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Metered-Dose Inhaler V1 device, which turns existing inhalers into smart inhalers for people with asthma and COPD, according to a company press release.

The Healio Editors have compiled a list of the most-read news in pulmonology posted in September.

In a new study, a high proportion of patients with COPD used their pressurized metered dose inhalers incorrectly, but inhaler techniques improved with short trainings in the clinic, researchers reported in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Patients with pulmonary hypertension in COPD had worse clinical status and poorer outcomes compared with those with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension, according to findings published in Chest.

COPD maintenance therapy, particularly the combination of a long-acting beta agonist and long-acting muscarinic antagonist, was associated with left atrial size, according to an observational study published in Respiratory Medicine.

Among Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S., asthma was one of the most important risk factors for early COPD, along with smoking and chronic sinusitis, according to new research in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.