Just 24.7% of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) included in the study demonstrated correct usage of their inhaler. Despite all 200 patients included in the study being ...

Inhalers may be prescribed to people who have a variety of health conditions both chronic and acute, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis. If you're new to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a new study, a high proportion of patients with COPD used their pressurized metered dose inhalers incorrectly ...

DR. Guinevere Dy-Agra, head of the Institute of Pulmonary Medicine of St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City, (center) leads the opening of the Inhaler Clinic St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...

Visionhealth GmbH will use the €3 million (US$3.2 million) it recently raised in a pre-series A financing to conduct a clinical trial on its digital health app designed to provide more accurate dosing ...

Leah J. Witt, MD: Hello. I'm Dr Leah Witt. Welcome to season one of Medscape InDiscussion, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) podcast series. Today we're talking medications, especially ...

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases across the globe, with a significant increase in mortality and morbidity in recent years, affecting all age groups ...