Quality Of Life

Respiratory-specific quality of life and exacerbation odds in former smokers with COPD may improve with elevated omega-3 levels, according to research published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

Patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis experienced less FEV1 and FVC decline and had improved quality of life with 52-week once-daily brensocatib vs. placebo, according to findings presented at the World Bronchiectasis Conference.

In this video, Alexander Chehrazi-Raffle, MD, discusses the results of three studies into quality-of-life outcomes in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

In this video, Tania Jain, MBBS, director of the Immune Effector Cell Therapy Program and associate professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University, explains why it is important to consider how myeloproliferative neoplasms treatment will affect a patient's quality of life.

The FDA has approved the phosphodiesterase enzyme 3 and 4 inhibitor ensifentrine, now named Ohtuvayre, for treating adults with COPD, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

Bimekizumab treatment for psoriatic arthritis demonstrated rapid, clinically meaningful improvements to patient reported outcomes that were sustained up to 1 year, according to data published in Rheumatology.

The FDA is expected to make a decision on ensifentrine to treat patients with COPD by June 26.

SEATTLE — Patients who develop certain subtypes of geographic atrophy may be at risk for a decline in health-related quality of life, according to research presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

During a Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council public meeting, 11 of 15 members believed current evidence was adequate in showing the net health benefit of ensifentrine plus maintenance therapy.

SAN DIEGO – Spontaneous intracranial hypotension led to significant physical, mental and quality of life impact for a cohort of those with the condition, according to a speaker at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.