Wow, we’ve just received an award from Feedspot, for being one of the top COPD blogs on the planet. We were ranked on the following criteria: Google reputation and Google search ranking Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites Quality and consistency of posts. Feedspot’s editorial […]
Demographic, familial, and social factors have important roles in the process of empowering elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in PLoS One. For elderly patients with COPD, empowerment techniques are central to reducing the severity or frequency of exacerbations, preventing hospitalization, and improving […]
A new collaboration between the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University’s MURDOCK Study, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc will try to better understand how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progresses in the real world. See more at: http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/real-world-observational-study-will-aid-in-understanding-of-progression-of-copd#sthash.BQsjE9Ti.dpuf
“What are my chances of developing COPD if one of my parents has the disease?” A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of co-occurrence of COPD diagnosis in parents and offspring Authors Li LSK, Paquet C, Johnston K, Williams MT Published International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24 January […]