Phone-based education improves inhaler use in people with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, affects more than 30 million ...
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Phone-based education significantly improves inhaler technique for COPD patients

Guiding people on how to correctly use inhaled medications via a phone-based program can help improve technique, according to ...

Remote monitoring may detect early complications and reduce burden for lung transplant patients

Lung transplant recipients require intensive, ongoing monitoring after transplant to detect complications such as rejection ...
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New COPD criteria using CT and symptoms improve detection

A new diagnostic schema for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that incorporates chest CT imaging and symptom assessments has been shown to better identify patients at risk of poor ...
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Johns Hopkins Researchers Deepen Understanding of Molecular Pathways Responsible for Airway Inflammation in Asthma

An international study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers identifies a lung cell specific means of modulating and ...