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John Hopper, MBA, highlights advances made in the fight against rare cancers and discusses what’s next for the community.

Although there have been many successes experienced in the oncology community, more genomic data is needed.

A panel at the NORD 2018 Summit discusses how patients are the catalysts behind rare disease research and drug development.

William A Gahl, MD, PhD, discusses challenges associated with diagnosing rare diseases and how health care providers might overcome them.

Distinguishing pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients is a difficult early diagnosis. But seeking out a combination of unexplained symptoms is a good first step.

Experts advise that primary care physicians give pause next time they treat a patient with unexplained dyspnea—could it be pulmonary hypertension?

Though the commonly accepted ratio is 3:1 women, longtime clinicians suggest PAH ratio is more likely closer to 4:1.

Findings indicate that treatment interruptions are possible, with caveats.

Mary Beth Scholand, MD, outlines the best treatment practices for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to date and therapies worth investigating in the future.

Nicola Hanania, MD, MS, director of the Airways Clinical Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, explains the latest research on COPD treatments and outlines how they all measure.

The 2019 CHEST Meeting in New Orleans may be headlined by newly approved therapies including dupilumab and tezepelumab.

Using data registries from initial trials, companies such as Actelion will be looking to expand research beyond the first first or second year of care in patients with PAH.

Recent trials have evidenced that minority patient groups in particular are more likely to worsen their primary treatment adherence while embracing alternative medicine measures.

Data from a subgroup analysis of the IMPACT study, which compared inhale triple therapy FF/UMEC/VI to dual therapy FF/VI and UMEC/VI for the treatment of COPD, has been released.

FEF25-75 may be used as a parameter for early detection of beginning small airway obstruction in smokers with normal FEV1/FVC.

Once physicians know if it's the cause of PAH or just simply an overlap, comorbidities have to be closely monitored as disease progression.

A twice-daily 50 mcg dose of the nebulized LAMA therapy also had better results for patients with poor FEV1 compared to tiotropium.

Why delving into the symptoms of the most at-need patients is critical for care.

Clinical research has begun to distinguish biomarkers for both conditions, research has established their similarities, and therapies are becoming pathway-based. Should asthma-COPD diagnoses be necessary?

Investigators from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital assessed family history in relation to asthma control in pediatric patients.

A COPD care bundle delivered by a multidisciplinary health care team can reduce hospital readmission rates for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD).

Montelukast/levocetirizine combination therapy demonstrates safety and efficacy in phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with perennial allergic rhinitis who have mild-to-moderate asthma.

Before biologics are implemented, what should physicians be doing to ensure asthma control in their patients?

The addition of a couple of new drug classes at the turn of the century have given clinicians the greenlight to stack therapies at initial treatment.

There’s a challenge to achieve control in some asthma patients since the disease is heterogenous—both allergic and non-allergic triggers can initiate Type 2 inflammatory pathways that can drive pathology.

Joshua Denson, MD, MS, discusses the comorbidities associated with asthma.

Now that real-world data registries are being compiled, the constriction-limiting drug class is now going through personalizations including new titration strategies.

Antonion R. Anzueto, MD, covers the latest research regarding biomarkers in COPD, outlining possible avenues of investigation and addressing regional causes of the disease.

Conflict management education intervention, which includes elements of compromise and awareness, helps improve ICU care.

What makes the monoclonal antibody so enticing to the asthma community?