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Learn about advanced COPD stages, symptoms, and treatments, plus pulmonary rehab, palliative care, and hospice planning.

Managing Advanced COPD: What to Expect

Inhalers and nebulizers are vital in treating COPD. But how do you know which one is right for you? Here's a rundown to keep you informed.

How to Make Sense of Inhaled Medications for COPD

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Supplements are often taken to improve health and fill nutritional gaps, but not all are as beneficial as they seem. Some supplements, particularly when taken in excess or without proper guidance, can have unintended negative effects. For example, certain supplements can unknowingly contribute to high blood pressure and increase the risk of cardiovascular events.

4 Worst Supplements That Could Actually Lead To High Blood Pressure And Cardiovascular Events: Licorice Root & More

Starting next month, changes will be noticeable in the monthly benefit distribution schedule for Social Security beneficiaries, especially those dependent on Supplemental Security Income (SSI). These adjustments mean recipients may receive payments earlier or later than they typically expect. As a result, it’s vital that all SSI beneficiaries adapt their budgeting strategies to accommodate these changes.

Adjustments to social security payment schedule incoming

The following is a summary of “Cytokine Biomarkers of Exacerbations in Sputum From Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study,” published in the June 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by Budroni et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study investigating how cytokine levels in sputum relate...

Sputum Cytokine Analysis in COPD Shows Promise for Rapid Bacterial Exacerbation Detection

This procedure can help improve lung function and exercise endurance. But not everyone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is eligible for one. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for progressive lung diseases that make it difficult to breathe, like emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Some individuals living with COPD may benefit from endobronchial valve (Zephyr valve or Olympus Spiration Valve) placement. This minimally invasive procedure, first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018, deflates the most damaged parts of your lung, enabling healthier parts of it to expand and function better, explains Christopher Morton, M.D., an instructor of pulmonary medicine at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT, who specializes in this technique.

Is Endobronchial Valve Placement for COPD Right for You?

Carrying a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) or tank in a backpack is undeniably inconvenient. However, it’s important to remember that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are in a much better position today than we were in the past, thanks to numerous advances in oxygen delivery technology. The use...

How advances in technology have improved life with COPD

Tezepelumab has received an FDA breakthrough therapy designation as a maintenance treatment for patients with moderate to very severe COPD characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype, according to an Amgen press release. Tezepelumab (Tezspire; Amgen, AstraZeneca) is currently approved by the FDA as an add-on maintenance treatment of adults and children...

FDA grants breakthrough designation to tezepelumab for COPD

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

In this study, 49.5 percent of participants had taken a benzodiazepine at some point over the past 15 years. After a follow-up interval averaging 11.2 years, 13.3 percent had developed dementia. The researchers conclude, “Overall use of benzodiazepines is not associated with increased dementia risk.”. They also find, separately,...

Long-Term Use of Benzodiazepines and Dementia Risk

Learn the truth about symptoms, causes, treatments, and how to live a full life with COPD.

7 Myths About COPD, Debunked

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Learn about eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and its symptoms, including chronic cough, treatment options, and diagnosis methods.

Can Eosinophilic Esophagitis Be the Reason Behind Your Chronic Cough?

Ferritin cutoffs of 30 and 45 ng/mL notably increase the rate of iron deficiency diagnoses. Guideline-recommended cutoffs for serum ferritin were linked to the incidence of iron deficiency diagnoses in primary care, according to a recent retrospective cohort study in JAMA Network Open.1. Across more than 255,000 adult primary care...

Ferritin Cutoff Choice Linked to Rates of Iron Deficiency Diagnosis

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High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent but serious health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, many individuals underestimate the dangers associated with untreated hypertension. One of the most severe consequences of refusing to take prescribed blood pressure medication is the increased risk of stroke. In this article, we will explore why managing blood pressure is crucial, the potential outcomes of neglecting medication, and the link between hypertension and stroke. By understanding these risks, individuals can make informed decisions about their health and the importance of adhering to medical advice.

Why refusing to take blood pressure medication might lead to stroke

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For older adults with diabetes, having a more stable hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level over time may be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer disease and dementia, a new study finds.

Type 2 diabetes: Stable A1C levels may be linked to lower dementia risk

Younger adults (aged 20 – 40 years) with OSA were 3 times more likely to experience any type of CVD event than those without OSA. Young adults aged 20 – 40 years with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have greater cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates than adults with OSA who are > 40 years old, a new study found.1.

Cardiovascular Disease Rate is Greater in Younger Than Older Adults with OSA

The FINEARTS-HF study, which compared Kerendia to a placebo when added to standard therapy, met its primary endpoint by reducing cardiovascular death and total heart failure events. Results from the Phase III FINEARTS-HF study found that Bayer’s Kerendia (finerenone) demonstrated significant efficacy in treating heart failure patients with a left...

Kerendia Demonstrates Significant Efficacy Treating Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction of 40% or More

Two recent developments in Alzheimer’s disease research offer new hope for patients living with the disease, and their families. Among those, in June, Tiziana Life Sciences received Food and Drug Administration clearance to use intranasal foralumab in its first patient with moderate Alzheimer’s disease under the FDA’s expanded access investigational new drug program.

FDA clears nasal spray for moderate Alzheimer’s disease in first patient

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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New CVS Health initiative may help COPD patients in extreme weather

CVS Health has launched an environmental health impact initiative that aims to support patients with chronic conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for whom extreme...

New CVS Health initiative may help COPD patients in extreme weather

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