COPD News

NEW ORLEANS — Use of spirometry with bronchodilator testing can help reduce overdiagnosis of COPD as well as help differentiate COPD from asthma and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, researchers reported at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

New data published in JAMA Network Open showed that the risk for COPD incidence was higher among nurses who regularly performed cleaning and disinfectant tasks.

This year’s CHEST Annual Meeting, which is being held from Saturday to Wednesday in New Orleans, will feature presentations of new research, discussions from keynote speakers on important topics in health care and opportunities for learning through hands-on simulations and gamification.

Healio Pulmonology has you covered. The Editors have compiled a list of the most popular articles posted on Healio Pulmonology in September.

Using the National Early Warning Score 2 with an adjusted target saturation among patients admitted to the hospital for COPD exacerbations reduces alert frequency without a notable difference in mortality when compared with unadjusted National Early Warning Score 2, a recent study suggests.

A “smart shirt,” which gauges the volume of air inhaled and exhaled based on how the wearer’s chest expands and contracts, may provide a simple way for physicians to monitor patients with pulmonary diseases, including COPD, a new study suggests.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter regarding the new drug application for PT010 — an inhaled triple-combination therapy — for COPD, according to a press release from the manufacturer.

Patients with medical conditions are more likely to use marijuana than those without, with 11.2% of young adults living with chronic disease using it daily, according to survey results published in JAMA Open Network.

Today marks World Lung Day, and this year’s theme is “healthy lungs for all.”

Antibiotic prescribing in primary care practice for patients with COPD exacerbations is generally based on clinical features only, which are subjective and suboptimal for identifying patients who will benefit from antibiotic treatment.