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By Debbie Bunch October 6, 2025 Group Singing Improves Quality of Life for COPD PatientsAustralian researchers presenting at the recent European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam reported promising results for a group singing initiative aimed at improving quality of life and respiratory symptoms among patients with chronic lung disease. The randomized controlled study involved 101 participants, … Continued
By Debbie Bunch June 30, 2025 Passive Digital Marker May Predict Asthma in Kids A new passive digital marker, based on a combination of routinely collected medical history data, may help predict which children are at risk of developing asthma. The tool was developed by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, utilizing a modified … Continued
By Debbie Bunch February 24, 2025 Menthol Cigarettes Up Mortality RisksPublic health groups have been trying to ban menthol from cigarettes for decades, claiming the additive not only encourages people to start smoking but hinders them from quitting. New research from the American Cancer Society suggests menthol cigarettes also raise the mortality risk for some current … Continued
By Debbie Bunch January 20, 2025 DPI Triple Inhaler Therapy May Outperform MDI Triple Inhaler Therapy Researchers from the U.S. and Canada who compared outcomes for two commonly prescribed triple inhaler therapies for COPD in a study published by BMJ found one marginally outperformed the other. The research involved U.S. health claims data from 2012-2023 … Continued
By Debbie Bunch October 7, 2024 Viruses That Linger Could be Behind Chronic Lung Conditions A study conducted in mice by investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests eliminating immune cells in the lungs where respiratory viruses hide out after symptoms of the illness are gone may hold promise for preventing … Continued
By Debbie Bunch July 16, 2024 Primary Care Clinic Improves Care for COPD Patients Chinese researchers publishing in JAMA Health Forum have found that a primary care clinic led by nurses and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists and occupational therapists, can significantly improve care for people with COPD. The investigators compared outcomes among 3093 COPD … Continued
By Debbie Bunch June 10, 2024 Early Diagnosis of Asthma, COPD, Pays Off Finding cases of asthma and COPD early in the disease process can significantly improve outcomes for these patients, report Canadian researchers publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine. The investigators began their study with random phone calls to people across Canada … Continued
First Biologic for COPD Crosses Another Hurdle According to Sanofi, the biologic drug Dupixent® reduced COPD exacerbations by 34% when compared to placebo in the second of two Phase 3 trials. The NOTUS trial also confirmed that treatment with Dupixent led to rapid and significant improvements in lung function by 12 weeks and that those … Continued
COPD Prevalence Remains Flat A study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggests COPD prevalence may have reached a plateau. The investigators arrived at that conclusion after looking at data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which the CDC defines as “an annual state-based, random-digit-dialed mobile and landline telephone survey among noninstitutionalized U.S. … Continued
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