For those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it’s imperative to have a good working relationship with our healthcare team. That became crystal clear to me when I was dealing with ...

Many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have received medical devices to help with our breathing. At first, it seemed to me that some of these devices worked better than others.

A urine test developed in a dipstick format by Global Access Diagnostics helped not only distinguish between stable and exacerbation states among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients ...

A urine test developed in a dipstick format by Global Access Diagnostics helped not only distinguish between stable and exacerbation states among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients ...

The active substance delivered by INOpulse is inhaled nitric oxide (iNO). NO is naturally produced by the lining of blood vessels as a vasodilator, a compound that acts to relax the smooth muscle ...

GSP 304 (tiotropium bromide) is a mist that Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is developing to widen the narrowed airways that are a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Glenmark is working on ...

Novartis’ Ultibro Breezhaler provided noteworthy improvements in cardiac and lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with lung hyperinflation (overinflated lungs) when ...

Ipratropium (brand name, Atrovent HFA; Boehringer-Ingelheim) is a short-acting bronchodilator. It is used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness in people with COPD.

Olodaterol (brand name, Striverdi Respimat) is a long-acting bronchodilator from the beta-adrenergic agonists (LABA) class of medicines. It is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an inflammatory lung disease mainly caused by long-term exposure to irritants, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and chemical gases. In rare ...

Indacaterol (brand name, Arcapta) is a long-acting bronchodilator from the beta agonists (LABA) class. It is used for breathing difficulties such as wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest ...

Umeclidinium (brand name Incruse Ellipta, from GSK) is an anticholinergic medicine used as a long-term treatment in people with COPD. It works because it relaxes and opens the airways to the lungs and ...