Columnist Caroline Gainer weighs in on how changes with her doctors have affected her ability to coordinate care for her COPD ...

Some types of fatigue are more easily treated than others, such as muscle fatigue, which can be helped by stretching and rest. Another type of fatigue, which can also be considered physical, is caused ...

Digital inhalers that allow remote patient monitoring may predict impending exacerbations, or episodes when symptoms of COPD suddenly worsen.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disorder that causes several symptoms which make breathing difficult. These include persistent cough with mucus, wheezing, and shortness ...

Yupelri (revefenacin) is an approved once-daily maintenance therapy developed by Theravance Biopharma and Mylan (now part of Viatris) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its U.S.

The Verona Pharma therapy, with a list price of $2,950 for a monthly supply, was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June as an inhaled maintenance therapy for adults with COPD. “We ...

“Knowing the potential benefits of tai chi, we hypothesized that, in patients being treated with medication to manage their COPD symptoms, it could help improve the quality of life when compared to a ...

When comparing the year before using the remote system with the year after, researchers found the total number of all-cause hospital admissions decreased from 137 to 48, a 65% reduction. Per patient, ...

Oxygen prescribed When I arrived for the appointment, I was taken back to an office by a nurse who began the intake process. After checking my oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter, she told me I ...

It is sold as Spiriva HandiHaler, a dry powder inhaler approved in 2004, or as Spiriva Respimat, an inhalation spray approved in 2014. The Phase 4 trial — a type of study conducted after a medication ...

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