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COPD vs. Asthma: What’s the Difference Between These Lung Conditions?COPD vs. Asthma: What’s the Difference Between These Lung Conditions?

A high-pitched whistling sound when you breathe is the first tip-off that air is fighting to make its way into or out of your lungs. That sound is aptly named wheezing, and it is something that people ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Asthma–COPD Overlap Associated With High Rates of Comorbid Conditions

Comorbidities are common for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap. Comorbid conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and eczema are highly common ...
Medscape

Asthma-COPD Overlap -- A New Clinical Entity

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are both common and well-recognized airway disorders. They have usually been considered discrete entities with treatments that are described by ...
European Medical Journal

Spotlight on Dupilumab: New Clinical Data in Asthma and COPD

Exploration of key clinical trial data and real-world evidence on dupilumab in asthma and COPD presented at the ERS and CHEST ...
Medical News Today

How diagnosing and treating asthma, COPD early can significantly improve quality of life

Researchers report that as many as 70% of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma could be undiagnosed. They say that receiving a diagnosis and treatment can dramatically ...
Healio

Undiagnosed COPD, asthma linked to worse quality of life, more health care use

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of individuals with respiratory symptoms, 21% had undiagnosed COPD or asthma. Researchers found ...
Nature

Identifying possible asthma–COPD overlap syndrome in patients with a new diagnosis of COPD in primary care

The proportion of patients with ACOS among individuals with existing COPD is unclear, as it depends very much on the applied defining criteria, but has been reported to be between 15 and 60%. 13–15 ...
Medscape

Patients With Asthma and COPD At Increased Cancer Risk From Microplastics

Individuals with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more vulnerable than healthy controls to epithelial cell changes caused by microplastics exposure, based on data from a ...
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Asthma vs. COPD: Why early differentiation matters, according to pulmonologist

Asthma and COPD may look similar but differ in causes, symptoms, and treatment. Learn how to tell them apart and protect your lung health early. (Image: Pexels) Asthma is predominantly an allergic or ...
UPI

Asthma, COPD often not diagnosed, study indicates

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) --Finding and treating people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved their health and led to fewer appointments for respiratory symptoms in ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Omalizumab effective for asthma and overlapping COPD

Omalizumab is useful in the management of severe asthma with overlapping COPD. Omalizumab treatment improves asthma control and overall quality of life in patients with severe asthma and COPD, ...