Physician's Weekly1d
7 Risk Factors Identified for Cognitive Impairment in COPD
Given the rising prevalence of cognitive impairment in COPD, researchers have called for increased efforts to identify risk ...
Healio1d
‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings
Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry ...
Knowridge Science Report1d
A simple nose test could help detect COPD early
Scientists in Sweden have found a new and easy way to detect COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) early—by testing ...
The Impartial Reporter1d
‘Game-changing’ AI-driven lung test set for GP surgery rollout
The device, known as N-Tidal Diagnose, uses carbon dioxide sensors to measure changes in a patient’s lung function with results given in minutes.
AI lung disease test to be rolled out in GP surgeries
A revolutionary AI-powered diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to be introduced in GP ...
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a ...
News-Medical.Net4d
Protein In The Nose Provides Information About COPD
Early diagnosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, increases the quality of life of the patient and the efficacy of available treatments.
Healio6d
Patients with COPD plus depression or anxiety experience greater disease burden
Patients with COPD plus a depression/anxiety disorder had poorer scores related to disease burden and health-related quality of life, according to data published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...
Physician's Weekly11d
New GOLD Guidelines Help Physicians Reduce COPD Overdiagnosis
New GOLD guidelines recommend using pre-bronchodilator spirometry to rule out COPD and post-bronchodilator measurements to ...
Medscape15d
Evidence Growing That GLP-1RAs May Reduce COPD Exacerbations and Risks for Other Lung Diseases
Emerging evidence shows glucose-lowering medications may have the potential to improve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and possibly other lung disorders.
Medscape21d
The COPD Assessment Test in the Evaluation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
This was a single-center, prospective study. Patients with COPD were included if their post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1)/forced vital capacity ratio was <0.7 and FEV 1 ...