Lung disease experts say Medicare's new policy to penalize excessive hospital readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will do more harm than good--hurting a vulnerable patient ...

Inhaler technique informs health care outcomes in COPD management and should be a primary focus in patient education priorities. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: [Let’s talk about] patient perspective ...

Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to ...

Patient education is critical for self-monitoring of COPD disease progression. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: Obviously, if a patient can’t breathe, they’re going to seek help. Or if they have an ...

Miami (August 21, 2025) – Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve ...

Q: My doctor has recommended pulmonary rehab for my COPD. What will this involve? A: COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – is a group of disorders that damages the lungs and makes it ...

In general, the rate of general practitioner (GP) consultations in Norway is higher among patients in lower socioeconomic groups, whereas this association is reversed in specialised care. 21 To our ...

Reckitt has launched a new education and early detection campaign for patients with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Coming during National COPD Awareness Month, the specialty ...

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has become the first site in Europe to recruit a patient to a major international clinical ...

As AstraZeneca’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drug Breztri continues climbing toward blockbuster status, the Big Pharma is broadening its efforts to support people with COPD. That includes, ...