As of early 2026, COPD remains the fifth-leading cause of death nationwide and carries a substantial economic burden, with ...
A growing evidence base shows that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is affected by climate and environmental exposures, not only through extreme temperature exposure and air pollution but ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is one of the world’s leading causes of death, responsible for 3.5 million ...
People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically rely on maintenance inhalers to manage their daily symptoms. They may also take rescue inhalers for sudden breathing ...
“Compared to non-CMR recipients, CMR recipients experienced a considerably higher increase in adherence to COPD medications from 2016 to 2017, and findings with data from more recent years are ...
High temperatures indoors can contribute to respiratory morbidity among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, according to a study in ATS Journals. Researchers examined 69 patients COPD for ...
Stephanie A. Christenson, MD, MAS, summarizes core data presented at the 2024 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, including data on some promising biologics, like dupilumab and ...
The 2025 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report highlighted climate change, cardiovascular risk, and pulmonary hypertension. Claus F. Vogelmeier, MD, chair of the GOLD ...
Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to control their symptoms. Long-acting combination inhalers that contain more than one ...
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are some of the most common coexisting conditions in COPD. Shared risk factors and overlapping physiological processes likely contribute to the high rate of ...