Synchrony Medical's LibAirty system for addressing mucus obstruction in COPD patients gained FDA clearance in July 2025.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe. Narrowed airways can make you cough, wheeze, and feel short of breath. It can affect how you exercise, work, and do other daily ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rise in discussion of ventilation support was due to two articles published in the June issue of CHEST being ...

Quitting smoking is the most important step to manage COPD. Regular exercise can help improve lung function and increase lung ...

Certain glucose-lowering drugs were linked to fewer moderate or severe COPD exacerbations in adults with type 2 diabetes Study: Glucose-Lowering Medications and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...

SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with fewer exacerbations of COPD in adults with type 2 diabetes. There was little difference between SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Less than 40% of the studied veteran cohort were adherent to their inhaled COPD medications. Adherence was found ...

AJMC®: How is COPD definitively diagnosed in clinical practice, and how does this disease create a clinical burden on patients and caregivers? Dr Rali: COPD diagnosis requires both clinical context ...

“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 ...

Inhaled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications prescribed before surgery in patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were associated with both short- and ...

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

Inhaled maintenance therapy is underused among hospitalized patients with COPD in China, even in those with frequent prior hospitalizations.