The adjusted likelihood for an injurious fall in adults with COPD was elevated with a fall-risk increasing drug prescription, ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension experience improved ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

The researchers found that 30% of decedents with COPD had an injurious fall in the two years before death, and use of fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) was common (65%). Compared with individuals ...

But where do you begin? That’s where the CSP's Graduate Handbook comes in. This essential guide is designed specifically for new graduates like you, helping you navigate the first steps of your ...

New data published today shows that 784 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week (week ending 19 January 2025), up from 650 the previous week. Levels ...

You may consider a type of nebulizer for your COPD treatment. These small devices convert medications into mist, allowing you to breathe them in more easily through a mask or machine. The most ...

COPD is often asymptomatic until significant damage to the lungs has occurred. When symptoms do start to appear, shortness of breath is often the first one. Patients may feel like they are hungry for ...

The Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) procedure, available at Texas Tech Physicians in Amarillo, uses Zephyr Valves to improve lung function and help patients breathe easier.

Medicare patients referred to a neurologist had to wait a median of 34 days before being seen, and nearly 1 in 5 patients waited more than 90 days, in 2018 and 2019, according to a study published ...

There is currently no cure for multiple myeloma. It gets very frustrating for patients when they see everything that's there, and they cannot yet get access to it. - Glen Hussey, multiple myeloma ...