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New data shows nearly 40% of chronic lung disease patients from a Portuguese hospital died within 5 years of initiating respiratory rehabilitation.

Patients saw improvement in symptom perception, activity limitation, emotional function, and environmental stimuli.

It has been approximately 60 years since a new treatment for coughs has come on the market.

Obese-related asthma is considered one of the more severe asthma phenotypes.

Data shows certain personality traits are linked to a COPD patient's likelihood of active or sedentary behaviors.

The added indication makes the GSK single inhaler triple therapy the first of its kind approved for both asthma and COPD in the US.

Telemedicine has become an important tool during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The chief of thoracic surgery and surgical director of the Northwestern Medicine Lung Transplant Program discusses his unprecedented procedure during the pandemic.

Problems using inhalers correctly is an ongoing issue for both pediatric and adult patients.

The new drug allows for flexible dosing so as to address individual patient needs.

An expert in obesity medicine discusses how contracting COVID-19 helped guide her practice.

New ERS findings show patients hospitalized for COVID-19 bettered from timelier, personalized rehabilitation plans.

A $25 genetic test could inform physicians on optimal controller therapy for children and adolescents with asthma.

In a new study presented at ERS 2020, Dr. Mark Levy discusses how a digital inhaler reduces the amount of people who use their inhaler incorrectly.

This article is the first in a series of 4 articles exploring the epidemic of liver disease called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its more severe form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Therapy is effective in acute care settings for the treatment of pneumonia and flu-related conditions.

Countries, including the USA, have shown a stagnation or a small increase of deaths linked to NCDs.

The risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations was associated with increasing PM10 at lag 0.

Manan Pareek, MD, PhD gives an overview about what is currently known about COVID-19 and cardiovascular risk.

At recommended adherence rates, automatic AI screening technology for diabetic retinopathy is a preferred strategy over conventional eye care professional screening.

In a poster presented at ERS, researchers find the complement and coagulation cascades pathway was up-regulated in response to airway presence of Moraxella genera that might suggest an activation of systemic innate immunity in response to Moraxella.

AZD1222 demonstrated safety and immunogenicity across all adult age groups.

Three patients with unclassified interstitial lung disease had a change in diagnosis during the study’s follow-up period.

Of the 2199 patients who received a renal transplant, only 8 were treated for active tuberculosis.

In a poster presented at the ERS Virtual Conference, investigators identify the relative rate of severe asthma exacerbations using LAMA monotherapy.

Children of mothers with PCOS need additional psychological support and longer mental health follow-up.

There was no differences found between liver transplant patients and a control group on the proportion of hospitalized patients and patients who required intensive care.

Early associations from baseline to follow-up go away over time.

For patients without diabetes, low serum bicarbonate and higher high sensitivity troponin T, NTproBNP, and urine NGAL were linked to a higher risk of the composite outcome.