Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage ...

During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

COPD exacerbations can be life threatening. Learn more about COPD and its different stages. Regular use of spirometry for COPD progression tracking is important for COPD treatment. Each stage ...

The treatment is very costly for both families and health services. In September 2024, the World Health Organization issued new guidelines for MDR-TB preventive therapy. The guidelines were based ...

This is the largest trial of its kind to evaluate PCT-guided antibiotic treatment in children but, despite promising previous analysis, the study found that using the PCT biomarker to guide ...

Patients using monoclonal antibody treatment vs standard of care had a significantly lower annualized exacerbation rate (RR, 0.82). Treating eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...

In addition, extreme weather events can contribute to the worsening of COPD symptoms or exacerbations and lead to hospitalizations, as COPD News Today reported in August. Enough of the gloom and doom ...

[30] examined the efficacy of oral versus intravenous prednisolone in the treatment of COPD exacerbations requiring ... at standardized dosages and antibiotics. In contrast with other trials ...

Methods: This guideline was designed following the World Health Organization ... participate in the formulation of medication treatment plans of specified individuals, and provide medication guidance ...

Treatment failures ... meta-analysis support current guidelines. [3] Systemic corticosteroids should be prescribed for all patients with COPD exacerbation and antibiotics should be administered ...