COPD News

Religiously tailored text messages intended to decrease smoking during Ramadan were “feasible and acceptable” among Muslim men in Minnesota, results of a single-arm observational study showed.

Mortality from COPD among U.S. adults decreased from 2004 to 2018, but significant disparities remain, with higher mortality rates in men and Black women, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read pulmonology news published in December.

A new guideline issued by the American Thoracic Society addresses long-term and ambulatory home oxygen therapy use in patients with COPD and interstitial lung disease.

Occupational exposure to insulating materials used in construction was associated with respiratory illnesses such as COPD and recurrent chest infections, according to new research.

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read pulmonology news published in November.

In a new study, distinct longitudinal trajectories of asthma and allergies from childhood to middle age were associated with different profiles of extrapulmonary comorbidities and risk for COPD.

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read news from the virtual CHEST Annual 2020 Meeting.

A new study found no benefit of inhaled corticosteroid use in protecting against COVID-19-related mortality in patients with asthma and COPD.

Early tracheostomy within 9 days of mechanical ventilation was associated with lower 90-day mortality and hospital length of stay compared with late tracheostomy in patients with COPD, according to results of a retrospective study.