Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 1—CORBIN — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes breathing increasingly ...

Treatment pathways, including escalation and de-escalation of therapy, for patients with COPD are explored by a panel of medical experts. Reynold Panettieri Jr, MD: I tend to escalate pretty [early] ...

Why is it that we have not seen the urgency in COPD management we would expect for a disease of this burden and scale? As a trained pulmonologist, and having dedicated my career to advancing ...

AJMC®: What recent developments in the therapeutic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do you think have the greatest potential to shift how treatment is managed? Dr Martinez: ...

The underdiagnosed and poor management of COPD exacerbations represents a missed opportunity to prevent patient deterioration through proactive treatment approaches. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the month of November, clinicians, lung organizations and patients with COPD come together every year to ...

Effective treatment often requires you to take medications to better manage symptoms or stop taking medications if a doctor advises that you no longer need them. Finding the right dosages and ...

While COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) symptoms may start out as mild to moderate — with episodes of difficulty breathing that come and go — over time, COPD tends to get worse, and many ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Exacerbations remain one of the major unresolved challenges in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the introduction of new therapies. However, ...

Asthma and COPD share similar breathing symptoms, often leading to confusion and misdiagnosis. Know key differences, risks of ...