Asthma vs. COPD: Why early differentiation matters, according to pulmonologist

Respiratory diseases such as Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are on the rise partly because of ...
Everyday Health

COPD vs Emphysema: What’s the Difference

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. COPD is ...
Medscape

Is It Asthma or COPD? Clinical Pearls for Diagnosis by PCPs

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...
Healio

FDA accepts new drug application for single inhaler triple therapy in asthma

The FDA accepted a new drug application for a single inhaler that contains beclomethasone dipropionate, formoterol fumarate ...
Medscape

The Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

Samuel Louie; Amir A Zeki; Michael Schivo; Andrew L Chan; Ken Y Yoneda; Mark Avdalovic; Brian M Morrissey; Timothy E Albertson Atopy, the genetic predisposition for the development of an IgE-mediated ...
Everyday Health

Chronic Bronchitis vs. Emphysema: What’s the Difference?

In 2021, an estimated 14 million adults in the United States reported a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. If you’re not sure what the ...
Healio

Air pollution, genetics increase risks for COPD among patients with asthma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Air pollution and genetic susceptibility increased the risks for progression from asthma to COPD, according to a ...
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Targeted COPD testing proposed as pilot study finds half of high-risk patients affected

Doing targeted COPD case finding as part of NHS lung cancer checks could save £33m over the next decade, research has shown.