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Scientists Develop Whole New Form of Effective Asthma Treatment
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 – Geoffrey Pointing says its hard to describe the distress of an asthma or COPD flare-up. “Honestly, when you're having a flare up, it's very difficult to tell anybody how y...
Panel of Biomarkers Can Distinguish Stable, Exacerbation States in COPD
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – A panel of biomarkers can distinguish between stable and exacerbation states in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and an artificial neural network (ANN) model...
Woman Receives World's First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant. The breakthrough surgery was performed in October at NYU Langone Health in...
Could a Vitamin Be Effective Treatment for COPD?
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – A daily dose of vitamin B3 reduced inflammation in the lungs of patients with COPD, Danish researchers report. "This is significant, because inflammation can lead to reduced ...
Childhood Body Mass Index Tied to Later Lung Health
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Childhood body mass index (BMI) is associated with lung health later in life, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the European Respiratory Journal. Gang Wang, ...
Childhood Body Mass Index Tied to Later Lung Health
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Childhood body mass index (BMI) is associated with lung health later in life, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the European Respiratory Journal. Gang Wang, ...
Childhood Body Mass Index Tied to Later Lung Health
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Childhood body mass index (BMI) is associated with lung health later in life, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the European Respiratory Journal. Gang Wang, ...
Risk for Meniere Disease Increased With Upper Respiratory Infections
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – Individuals with a history of upper respiratory infections (URI) have an increased risk for developing Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online Oct. 10 in...
American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 6-9
The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 6 to 9 in Boston, hosting participants from around the world, including specialists and heath care p...
CHEST: Dupilumab for COPD Tied to Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Dupilumab improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation, according to a study presented...
FDA Approves Dupixent for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive...
Dupixent Approved in the US as the First-Ever Biologic Medicine for Patients with COPD
Paris and Tarrytown, NY, September 27, 2024. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment of adults with inadequately controlled...
Blood Test Could Gauge Your Odds for Lung Trouble Like COPD
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that...
Preclinical Blood Test IDs Risk for Respiratory Death, Incident COPD
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – A proteomic signature indicating increased respiratory susceptibility identifies the risk for respiratory death, incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person’s voice, a new study claims. Patients’ voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up i...
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