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These 6 Simple COPD Self-Care Tips Help You Breathe Easier, Experts Say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding out that you or a loved one has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can feel overwhelming. But the good news is ...
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Find the Best COPD Care Team for You

Whether your symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) came on gradually or suddenly, one thing remains the same: You'll need to seek treatment for the condition right away. "There are ...
Medscape

Why Laughter May Be Good Medicine for COPD

Breathing exercises remain an underused, safe, low-cost therapy for COPD — and new research shows a humor-infused technique ...
News Medical

Improving COPD care by enhancing communication and education

Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to ...
Medical Xpress

COPD care pathway leads to shorter hospital stays, more referrals to pulmonary rehab

Using a care pathway focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to shorter hospital stays, increased referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation, and improved standardization of care, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Study: Most Patients With COPD Remain Untreated Following Initial Diagnosis

Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain untreated after diagnosis, leading to frequent exacerbations. After COPD diagnosis, prompt and effective single or dual ...
Medical Xpress

Increased patient–provider communication, education about COPD needed to improve patient care

Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to ...
Healio

COPD care pathway use raises odds for pulmonary rehabilitation referral, home discharge

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hospitalizations with vs. without pathway use were shorter and cost less. Significantly more ...
Medscape

Dupilumab Earns FDA Priority Review for Add-On COPD Care

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for Priority Review for dupilumab as an add-on therapy for adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
Healio

Costs, health care utilization rise after patients with COPD become frequent exacerbators

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 156,462 patients with GOLD A/B COPD, 45,079 progressed to GOLD E during follow-up. Researchers observed ...

Your Postal Code Shouldn’t Determine Your COPD Care. In Canada, It Still Does.

Lung Health Foundation’s new Canadian COPD Performance Index finds significant shortfalls in COPD care across the country, driven by missing data, workforce shortages and no national strategy. Here’s ...