COPD News

In this video, Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, MD, a triple board-certified physician in pulmonology, critical care and internal medicine and owner of Rutland Medical Group, West Coast Lung, speaks with Healio about common misconceptions in COPD and addressing misinformation with patients.

In this video, Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, MD, a triple board-certified physician in pulmonology, critical care and internal medicine and owner of Rutland Medical Group, West Coast Lung, discusses how to approach conversations with patients after a COPD diagnosis.

Healio Trendline, in collaboration with Healthline, presents a conversation between Cedric “Jamie” Rutland, MD, patient advocate Midge Wilson, and her partner, Lonnie Wilson. They discuss what patients need most from physicians, the importance of educating patients on the newest treatment options and how to provide support to caregivers. To see more of their conversation, including topics such as misinformation in COPD and exercise recommendations for patients, head to Healthline’s Social Checkup: COPD.

In this video, Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, MD, a triple board-certified physician in pulmonology, critical care and internal medicine and owner of Rutland Medical Group, West Coast Lung, speaks with Healio about what shared decision-making in patients with COPD looks like, and the importance of collaborative care in COPD management.

In addition to traditional pharmacologic options for COPD, physicians can also consider other therapeutic and surgical options.

A wide variety of treatment options are available to patients with COPD.

In this video, Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, MD, a triple board-certified physician in pulmonology, critical care and internal medicine and owner of Rutland Medical Group, West Coast Lung, discusses available treatment options in COPD, what's in the pipeline and research on new COPD treatments.

According to the CDC, COPD is often caused by cigarette smoking, and never smoking or quitting smoking is recommended to help prevent this disease.

In adulthood, the risk for COPD rose with regular cigarette smoking starting before age 15 years, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among patients with COPD and sputum Epstein-Barr virus, valaciclovir three times a day for 8 weeks helped more individuals suppress the virus than placebo, according to study results published in CHEST.