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Systemic Immune Response Index Identified as Independent Risk Factor for COPD

By Brooke McCormick

March 23rd 2025

The systemic immune response index outperformed other inflammatory markers in predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Low Birth Weight Linked to Increased COPD Risk

By Brooke McCormick

December 30th 2024

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Top 5 Most-Read COPD Content of 2024

By Brooke McCormick

December 26th 2024

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ICYMI: Highlights From CHEST 2024

By Brooke McCormick

December 19th 2024

ATS 2024 highlights

ICYMI: Highlights From ATS 2024

By Brooke McCormick

December 16th 2024

Type 2 Inflammation: A Common Theme Among Several Chronic Diseases

Learn about the multifaceted aspects of type 2 inflammatory diseases, including impact on quality of life; the role of biomarkers in diagnosis and treatment selection; and unmet needs in clinical management.

Learn about the multifaceted aspects of type 2 inflammatory diseases, including impact on quality of life; the role of biomarkers in diagnosis and treatment selection; and unmet needs in clinical management.

Continuing Medical Education

June 16th 2025

Managing Patients With COPD: Evidence-Based Care and Optimizing Value of New and Emerging Targeted Therapies

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March 17th 2017

Catching a Cold Poses Risk of Symptom Exacerbation in COPD Patients

Christina Mattina

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), catching a cold is often more than just an annoyance; their risk of experiencing COPD symptom exacerbation rises 30-fold when they exhibit signs of a cold.

March 17th 2017

Does Paid Versus Unpaid Supplementary Caregiving Matter in Preventable Readmissions?

Hsueh-Fen Chen, PhD Taiye Oluyomi Popoola, MBBS, MPH Sumihiro Suzuki, PhD

Home health beneficiaries with diabetes using paid supplementary caregivers had 68% higher hazards of readmission due to urinary tract infection than those with unpaid supplementary caregivers.

March 15th 2017

Impact of a Pharmacy-Based Transitional Care Program on Hospital Readmissions

Weiyi Ni, PhD Danielle Colayco, PharmD, MS Jonathan Hashimoto, PharmD Kevin Komoto, PharmD, MBA Chandrakala Gowda, MD, MBA Bruce Wearda, RPh Jeffrey McCombs, PhD

Patients receiving postdischarge care from pharmacists had a 28% lower risk of readmission at 30 days and a 31.9% lower risk at 180 days compared with usual care.

March 11th 2017

Unusual Step Patterns May Contribute to Falls in COPD Patients

Christina Mattina

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a higher risk of falls, which a new study suggests could be explained by their altered walking patterns compared with healthy controls.

March 4th 2017

ICU Admission for Patients With COPD May Not Improve Outcomes

Laura Joszt, MA

Except in cases of critical illness, the intensive care unit may not be the best place for patients experiencing a flare-up of heart failure or their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or even having a heart attack.

February 25th 2017

COPD Symptom Burden Linked to Work Impairment, Increased Utilization

Christina Mattina

A study of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worldwide found that higher self-reported symptom burden was associated with more severe impairment of work and activities, as well as increased utilization of healthcare services.

February 18th 2017

New Collaboration to Promote Discovery of Innovative Respiratory Therapies

Christina Mattina

Weill Cornell Medicine and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced a collaboration that will investigate novel approaches to treating chronic respiratory disease.

February 4th 2017

COPD More Prevalent in Adults Whose Parents Had the Disease

Christina Mattina

A recent literature review confirmed that adult offspring of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at higher risk of being diagnosed with the disease themselves.

February 2nd 2017

Study Summary: ENERGITO

February 2nd 2017

Study Summary: WISDOM

January 25th 2017

COPD Undertreatment Actually Led to Fewer Exacerbations, Study Finds

Christina Mattina

A study of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated at a Veterans Administration hospital in New York found an unexpected relationship: the veterans who were undertreated according to treatment guidelines had lower rates of COPD exacerbation events.

January 14th 2017

Overlap of Nonadherence to COPD Medications and Other Chronic Disease Medications

Laura Joszt, MA

Since patients with COPD often have other comorbidities, researchers sought to understand patient adherence to maintenance COPD medications and adherence to treat other chronic conditions.

January 7th 2017

Barriers to Self-Management of COPD

As the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases, self-management will become increasingly important. However, a new study has highlighted the difficulties of embedding self-management into routine care.

December 29th 2016

Identifying the Inability to Heal Lungs in COPD

Laura Joszt, MA

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a leading cause of death around the world, the reason for why patients with COPD lose the ability to repair damage to their lungs is poorly defined. However, researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrium MÃ¼nchen may now have an idea of why this happens.

December 17th 2016

Racial and Gender Disparities in COPD Risk for Never-Smokers

Christina Mattina

A study on gender and racial inequalities in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among non-smokers found that black Americans and women are at higher risk, possibly due to a combination of biological and social factors.

Allison Silvers Discusses How Innovative Funding Models Can Drive Demand for Palliative Care

December 11th 2016

Allison Silvers Discusses How Innovative Funding Models Can Drive Demand for Palliative Care

Innovative funding models like value-based payments can change providers’ incentives and drive them to seek solutions like palliative care, said Allison Silvers, vice president of payment and policy at the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

November 10th 2016

US Cigarette Smoking Rate Sees a 5% Decrease Since 2005

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

According to CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the cigarette smoking rate of adults in the United States has seen a significant drop during the decade from 2005 to 2015.

Renee Murray Explains How Hotspotting Is Used

October 21st 2016

Renee Murray Explains How Hotspotting Is Used

The hotspotting technique that Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers uses to care for complex patients shifts away from breaking people into segments based on disease, and looks at the whole make up of a person, considering every disease or social complexity that may be in effect, explained Renee Murray, associate clinical director of Care Management Initiatives at Camden Coalition.

September 28th 2016

COPD Epidemic Forecasted in Next 15 Years

Barring major advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hospitalizations for the disease will increase by more than 150% over the next 15 years in developed countries

August 21st 2016

Study Finds More Reasons to Quit Smoking Before COPD Develops

Once smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, quitting may not improve smokers’ lung function; thus, smokers should quit as early as possible to have the greatest chance of reversing lung damage.

August 1st 2016

Association of Part D Coverage Gap With COPD Medication Adherence

Yanni F. Yu, DSc, MA, MS Larry R. Hearld, PhD Haiyan Qu, PhD Midge N. Ray, PhD Meredith L. Kilgore, PhD

Using longitudinal Medicare claims data, this study quantified the association of the Medicare Part D coverage gap with medication adherence among beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr Steven Pearson Outlines Specialty Conditions Impacting Healthcare Spending

April 19th 2016

Dr Steven Pearson Outlines Specialty Conditions Impacting Healthcare Spending

Steven D. Pearson, MD, president of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, discussed the specialty conditions that are having the biggest impact on overall healthcare expenditures and pharmaceutical spending.

April 4th 2016

Physical Activity Tied to Lower Risk of Mortality After COPD Hospitalization

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who engage in greater amounts of physical activity in the 12 months prior to hospitalization for COPD have a lower risk of death in the year following discharge.

March 26th 2016

Cleveland Clinic Data: Heart Attack Patients Getting Younger, Fatter

Data showed that patients coming to the world-famous hospital for a heart attack grew younger, sicker, and more obese from 1995 to 2014. Because the researchers have not yet reported socioeconomic status, it is hard to know whether the findings reflect broader trends.

March 23rd 2016

What We're Reading: Moderate Drinking May Have No Health Benefits

What we're reading, March 23, 2016: moderate alcohol consumption may not have any health benefits; Johnson & Johnson researching the development of 2 diseases; and 2 more California hospitals received ransom demands from hackers.

March 18th 2016

The Redesign of Consumer Cost Sharing for Specialty Drugs at the California Health Insurance Exchange

James Robinson, PhD Anne Price, BS Zachary Goldman, MPP

Patients can be shielded from the most onerous cost-sharing burdens for specialty drugs while keeping premiums affordable for the entire enrolled population.

March 14th 2016

Access to Care for Patients With COPD Linked to Resource Use

Factors determining access to care are closely associated with hospital and emergency department visits among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

March 3rd 2016

Acetazolamide's Effect on Mechanical Ventilation Duration in COPD Patients

Study finds no statistically significant duration in the use of mechanical ventilation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who took acetazolamide, but there was a clinically significant difference.

February 26th 2016

Organizational Structure for Chronic Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD Edwin S. Wong, PhD Paul L. Hebert, PhD Paul Heidenreich, MD Lori A. Bastian, MD David H. Au, MD

In a nationwide cross-sectional comparison of organizational structure for chronic disease management, less attention was given to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than chronic heart failure.

February 25th 2016

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Increase the Risk of Death

The presence of interstitial lung abnormalities is linked to an increased risk of death, according to a new research published in JAMA.

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