Breathing devices, including inhalers, nebulizers, and larger devices, can help improve your breathing with COPD. Which device a doctor recommends can depend on your symptoms. If you’re living with ...

A Korean woman is at a medical consultation. She has asthma and her doctor is holding a puffer. The patient is listening intently as the doctor explains how to use the device correctly. The two are ...

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 ...

Neil Minkoff, MD: One of the other things that we touched on quite a few times was the role of pulmonary rehab—a nonpharmacological therapy to try to improve everything. There’s always been some ...

Telemedicine-mediated follow-up for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease potentially improves quality of life and ...

person holding blue asthma inhaler Researchers examined real-world characteristics of patients receiving albuterol multidose dry powder inhaler or short-acting β2 agonists with short-acting β2 ...

Over 30 million Americans have COPD, and most use some form of inhaled medicine New research suggests that the majority of COPD patients might be using their inhalers improperly, impeding their care ...

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 ...