COPD News

A recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that nebulized normal saline may be considered an active treatment as opposed to a placebo in studies evaluating therapies for acute viral bronchiolitis in young children.

New data indicate that patient-directed virtual education yielded similar improvements in inhaler technique as in-person education among patients with asthma or COPD.

Heroin smokers experienced a significant increase in respiratory impairment with a continuous decline in lung function over time, according to a cohort study published in CHEST.

As 2019 comes to a close, the Healio Pulmonology Editors have compiled a list of the most-read articles published this year.

The Healio Pulmonology Editors have compiled a list of updates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from 2019.

Healio Pulmonology has you covered on some of the year’s top news from medical meetings. We bring you highlights from the American Thoracic Society International Conference and the CHEST Annual Meeting.

A new report published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests that interventions to reduce air pollution can dramatically improve health outcomes.

In light of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is taking place through Saturday, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is encouraging all people to receive their annual influenza vaccine, with particular emphasis on the vaccine’s ability to prevent complications in people with chronic health conditions.

Although COPD mortality rates have declined from 1995 to 2017 in many countries, the total number of deaths attributable to COPD has increased during the past 20 years, according to new data published in the European Respiratory Journal.

A new study has identified nine specific causes of death that are related to exposure to ambient fine particulate matter air pollution.