A combination of evidence-based interventions and team-based approaches shows efficacy in helping physicians care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to one study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Primary care providers who care for patients with COPD in rural clinics in the Midwest U.S.

The 30-day readmission rate among patients receiving post-hospitalization at-home interventions was roughly half the rate of a control group. A new study suggests at-home interventions by a ...

Guideline adherence was associated with a statistically significant but not clinically significant decrease in CAT score and COPD exacerbation frequency. Adherence to guidelines for chronic ...

—A population-based, prospective study in Swedish men suggested that fruit and vegetable intake lowered COPD risk, but the effect varied by smoking status. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

Patients with both heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a high cost of care, but there are multiple strategies to limit readmissions. Improving clinical management of patients ...

ALL-REMOTE COMPANY/WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face significant challenges, but conversations with healthcare providers can play a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among both women and men with COPD, less than 50% received maintenance inhaler therapy. Less than 70% received ...

Research on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) requires further examination of rural health disparities and the impact of sociocultural and environmental exposures on health outcomes, ...

For each year of increase in menopausal age, COPD risk was reduced by 1.2%, and current smokers reached menopause 1.402 years earlier than never smokers. Menopausal age has a strong association with ...