COPD
Feature
Cost of preventable adult hospital stays topped $33 billion in 2017
Heart failure, diabetes, and COPD were the most expensive preventable conditions.
Feature
‘Collateral damage’: COVID-19 threatens patients with COPD
Patients presenting at the ED with acute exacerbations of COPD could experience diagnostic and treatment delays.
News from the FDA/CDC
By the numbers: Asthma-COPD overlap deaths
From the Journals
FLU/SAL inhalers for COPD carry greater pneumonia risk
Pneumonia risks from different types of inhaled corticosteroids have not been well understood.
From the Journals
Low IgG levels in COPD patients linked to increased risk of hospitalization
“Our results raise the possibility that, in select COPD patients, IgG replacement therapy may be effective in reducing the risk of COPD...
Perspectives
Masks, fear, and loss of connection in the era of COVID-19
The deep feeling of connection with patients feels like “fraying threads moving further apart,” because of the havoc created by the coronavirus....
Opinion
The third surge: Are we prepared for the non-COVID crisis?
Health systems should be prepared for a “third surge” of patients coming in with chronic medical conditions.
Latest News
States vary in vulnerability to COVID-19 impact
From the Journals
Sleep quality may affect COPD risk in African American smokers
African American smokers who slept well showed stronger functional exercise capacity than did poor sleepers.
From the Journals
Increased risk of lung cancer with COPD, even in never smokers
The highest risk of lung cancer was in patients who had COPD.