A Korean woman is at a medical consultation. She has asthma and her doctor is holding a puffer. The patient is listening intently as the doctor explains how to use the device correctly. The two are ...

Neil Minkoff, MD: One of the things we had already touched on was patients ending up in the hospital in the emergency department [ED], and the overall clinical and economic ramifications of the ...

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol) is a prescription drug used to treat COPD. With COPD, you have lung damage that worsens over time ...

Telemedicine-mediated follow-up for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease potentially improves quality of life and ...

inhaler use Does teaching proper technique for inhaler use to COPD and asthma patients measurably affect their health outcomes? A dedicated inhaler technique optimization service for hospitalized ...

Neil Minkoff, MD: One of the other things that we touched on quite a few times was the role of pulmonary rehab—a nonpharmacological therapy to try to improve everything. There’s always been some ...

Over 30 million Americans have COPD, and most use some form of inhaled medicine New research suggests that the majority of COPD patients might be using their inhalers improperly, impeding their care ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterized by loss of lung elasticity, which leads to dysfunctional gaseous exchange. COPD is the third leading cause of ...