Respiratory

New technology is making it possible to predict and respond to COPD flare ups. 

Working in an office may be a greater COPD risk than working in a mine. 

Twenty percent of patients with either or both asthma and COPD have an overlap of symptoms.

A three-year study finds that aspirin may have a role in preventing COPD flare ups.

Changes to vaccine recommendations for older adults may mean they have to pay for pneumococcal vaccine themselves.

Zerbaxa is a cephalosporin antibacterial and beta-lactamase inhibitor combination drug originally approved for abdominal and urinary tract infections.

DUAKLIR PRESSAIR (aclidinium bromide and formoterol fumarate) provides LAMA/LABA therapy.

National Gold Status Practice created by a pharmacist looks to expand nationwide. 

E-cigarettes have reinvented tobacco consumption and reemphasized smoking's consequences.

In this month's peer-reviewed article, learn more about the illness affecting millions.

Comorbid CVD is an independent risk factor for CAP in patients with COPD. And inhaled steroids may increase CAP risk.

Use inhaled corticosteroids sparingly and only in these circumstances in patients with COPD. Details here.