The American Journal of Managed Care

Certain COPD, Asthma Medications May Increase COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk

Study results show that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and comorbid asthma may have a greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 if they use bronchodilators or steroids ...
Healio

Undiagnosed COPD, asthma linked to worse quality of life, more health care use

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of individuals with respiratory symptoms, 21% had undiagnosed COPD or asthma. Researchers found ...
Medscape

GPs Have Difficulty Distinguishing Between Asthma and COPD

September 17, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — Significant efforts to help general practitioners (GPs) improve their ability to diagnose and manage asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patients With Asthma–COPD Overlap Have More Severe Disease, Study Finds

Researchers pinpointed the characteristics of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) causing a greater disease burden than either condition alone. Investigators using the ...

Chiesi drops COPD and asthma asset after Phase III miss

"Chiesi drops COPD and asthma asset after Phase III miss" was originally created and published by Clinical Trials Arena, a ...
MedPage Today

Does Having COPD or Asthma Impact Treatment Course in Patients with Heart Failure?

—According to findings of a large study of patient care in England and Wales, hospitalized patients with heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma have different ...
MedPage Today

Asthma-COPD Overlap: Still an Elusive Diagnosis

Many patients who are diagnosed with asthma or COPD actually have ACO. Investigators in the current study didn’t rely on clinician diagnoses of both COPD and asthma to define ACO. About three-fourths ...
Healio

KALOS, LOGOS: Triple therapy inhaler improves lung function in asthma

A single-inhaler triple therapy improved lung function in adults and adolescents with inadequately controlled asthma and was ...
Self

COPD vs. Asthma: What’s the Difference Between These Lung Conditions?COPD vs. Asthma: What’s the Difference Between These Lung Conditions?

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‘Smart mask’ could detect asthma, COPD and other medical conditions, researchers say

Your breath could hold clues to your health, researchers say — and they have developed a "smart mask" to tap into them. Wei Gao, professor of medical engineering at the California Institute of ...
Medscape

Costs of Occupational COPD and Asthma

Workplace exposures to coal mine dust, cotton dust, silica, and grain dust are known causes of occupational COPD. [11,12,13,14,15] Exposure to isocyanates, natural rubber latex, animal danders, ...