Long-term treatment with Olympus‘ Spiration Valve System (SVS) safely improved lung function and life quality in severe emphysema patients.| COPD News Today
Smoking is a known risk factor for developing COPD, but heavy smokers can have respiratory symptoms without developing airflow blockage.| COPD News Today
Hospital admission rates for patients with COPD and asthma increased by 59.1% in England and Wales between 1999 and 2020, a study found.| COPD News Today
The study assessed responses from 19 adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who used the Wellinks mobile app for eight weeks.| COPD News Today
Poor-sleeping COPD patients had a 25% greater chance of having a flare-up in the next year compared with those with the best possible sleep.| COPD News Today
Good use of noninvasive ventilation, like CPAP, lowered exacerbations and aided lung function in COPD patient group with sleep apnea.| COPD News Today