Bhatt’s study, "Dupilumab for COPD with Type 2 Inflammation Indicated by Eosinophil Counts,” was recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Bhatt and colleagues conducted a multicenter ...

Emphysema falls under the umbrella of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are three main types of emphysema, and these differ according to which distinct lung parts, or lobules, they ...

Researchers found that those with both type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had lower all-cause and respiratory-cause mortality survival probabilities than those without ...

Emphysema happens when the small air sacs in your lungs become damaged. There are three types of emphysema, which are categorized based on the appearance of lung damage as seen on imaging. Emphysema ...

Dupilumab significantly reduced exacerbations and improved lung function in adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation, based on data from more than ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The phase 3 BOREAS trial included adults with ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients receiving mepolizumab vs. placebo had a smaller ...

Oxygen therapy for COPD is a treatment used to increase the oxygen in your lungs and bloodstream. Research suggests that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use oxygen may ...

Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, chest physician and professor of medicine, University of Kiel, discusses improvements in lung function observed in patients enrolled in the BOREAS trial. The results of the BOREAS ...

What are pulmonary function tests? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are tests of lung function. They are intended to evaluate and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is ...