COPD

Home-based program could reduce fall risk in COPD patients
Combination of exercise program and virtual care support could help improve strength and balance.
September 18, 2025
Fall Risk1
Use of inhaled maintenance medicines for COPD doesn’t always follow guidelines
Research suggests users are not adhering to medication guidelines that come along with prescriptions.
September 18, 2025
Guidelines
Emphysema at CT lung screening predicts death risk in asymptomatic adults
Researchers confirm the prognostic value of baseline visual emphysema scoring in lung cancer screening.
September 11, 2025
Representative axial images of mild, moderate, and severe emphysema at baseline low-dose CT (LDCT).
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Father’s exposure to passive smoking could pass lung problems along to children
Findings highlight the intergenerational harms of smoking.
September 4, 2025
Passive Smoking
COPD care pathway leads to shorter hospital stays
Step-by-step guidance brings more referrals to pulmonary rehab and streamlines inpatient care for patients with COPD.
September 4, 2025
Care Pathway
People with schizophrenia have a higher risk of COPD
Lack of adequate medical care and other shared genetic, socioeconomic and environmental factors play a role.
August 28, 2025
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Increased patient-provider communication needed to improve COPD care
August 28, 2025
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Research into early COPD biomarker receives critical funding
A $3.8 million grant will fund investigation into whether levels of the lung protein CC16 in childhood can predict risk of developing COPD.
August 21, 2025
Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, will lead a new study that will analyze blood samples to identify a biomarker that could indicate an increased risk of contracting adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Frailty linked to higher risk of respiratory complications, death in smokers
Research associates frailty with exacerbations and mortality in COPDGene study.
August 21, 2025
Frailty
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Long-term passive smoking doubles COPD risk in women
Study finds prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke leads to higher risk, more severe symptoms.
August 14, 2025
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Telehealth, home oxygen therapy could reduce readmissions in COPD patients
Fewer patients returned to hospitals after completing in-home combination treatment plans.
August 14, 2025
Telehealth
COPD biomarker research project receives $3.1 million grant
An AI-driven approach would integrate multimodal data and biomechanics for better diagnosis and tracking of COPD.
August 7, 2025
Examples of predicted dense emphysema binary masks for subjects with different GOLD scores. The top three rows show the predicted regions of centrilobular emphysema, and the bottom three rows show the predicted regions of paraseptal emphysema.
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