Columnist Caroline Gainer weighs in on how changes with her doctors have affected her ability to coordinate care for her COPD ...

Digital inhalers that allow remote patient monitoring may predict impending exacerbations, or episodes when symptoms of COPD ...

Some types of fatigue are more easily treated than others, such as muscle fatigue, which can be helped by stretching and rest. Another type of fatigue, which can also be considered physical, is caused ...

Predicting COPD exacerbations In a pilot study, Drummond and his colleagues examined whether the ProAir Digihaler can help predict an impending COPD exacerbation. The researchers remotely enrolled 55 ...

To find my sleep sweet spot, I relied on this information and found that going to bed by 10:30 p.m. and getting up at 7:30 a.m. is ideal for me. I read about 20 minutes before I turn off my lamp and ...

I’ve been advised by my pulmonologist to wear an N95 mask when I’m working the soil because bacteria and fungi live in it and can cause issues for weakened lungs. I’ve experienced an aspergillus ...

GSP 304 (tiotropium bromide) is a mist that Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is developing to widen the narrowed airways that are a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Glenmark is working on ...

Trelegy Ellipta is a once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy from GSK, in collaboration with Innoviva, approved as a long-term maintenance treatment for certain patients with chronic obstructive ...

Mary graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in journalism. She began her career at United Press International, then spent a decade reporting for the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (now ...