AJMC ®: What is your role in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? Klares: As a practicing pulmonologist, my role is primarily advisory, supporting primary care ...

Almost 16 million adults have COPD in the United States and about 3 in 4 people with this condition have at least one flare (exacerbation) a year, cites a review. But you don’t have to sit and wait ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of mortality and a major contributor to morbidity. Longitudinal clinical practice data yielding information on the ...

Strategies for elderly patients with COPD Use of the empowerment approach is necessary for health promotion in older patients with COPD, but little attention has been paid to the dimensions of ...

(StatePoint) Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is always important, and especially so right now, as individuals living with a chronic lung disease are at a higher risk of severe ...

The European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society have conducted a comprehensive review of evidence of managing exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in order to ...

Dietary approaches are shaping up as a key aspect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. COPD encompasses both extremes of weight. Obesity affects some 54% of patients in the U.S.

NICE's medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on digital technologies to support self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from several sources, including an ...