Less Invasive Emphysema Treatment Matches Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placement gets a boost from CELEB trial Sep 08, 2022
Are Antibiotics Needed for Moderate Acute Exacerbations of COPD? Maybe not for one subgroup of patients, says study from Germany Sep 06, 2022
Nalbuphine Shows 'Clear Benefit' for IPF Chronic Cough in Early Trial Proof-of-concept study with opioid agonist/antagonist showed 77% reduction in cough frequency Sep 06, 2022
Pirfenidone Shows Hints of Benefit for RA-Related Lung Disease But early halt to recruitment, forced by pandemic, left trial underpowered Sep 06, 2022
How to Save 5 Minutes in Evaluating Patients Post-COVID Some "simple" tests are simpler than others Sep 06, 2022
Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Help Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
Dual Bronchodilators No Help for Symptomatic Smokers With Preserved Lung Function RETHINC highlights why clinicians cannot keep giving these patients COPD meds, researcher says Sep 04, 2022
Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting Sep 08, 2021
No Burgers for Baby to Minimize Asthma Risk Unexpected consequence seen from "excessive" meat-based foods in infancy Sep 08, 2021
Good News (Mostly) for Asthma Patients During Pandemic But could one common drug be problematic? Sep 07, 2021
For Many, 'Long COVID' Becoming Chronic Fatigue Study finds little reason for optimism about long-term outlook Sep 07, 2021
Targeting Bacteria in COPD Shows Promise Great potential seen despite mixed results in two new trials Sep 06, 2021
Feeling Better in COPD: Simple Solution? No fancy high-tech drug needed, studies suggest Sep 05, 2021
'Hot Enough for You?' It's No Joke for COPD Patients Increased risk of exacerbations with hot weather, study finds Sep 03, 2021
Fixed Triple Therapy Improves Lung Function in Asthma Patients Trelegy Ellipta wins FDA approval as asthma treatment Sep 10, 2020
Mepolizumab Offers Relief for Chronic Sinus Trouble Anti-IL5 biologic cut polyp size, need for surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps Sep 10, 2020
Gefapixant Reduces Chronic Cough in Phase III Trials But taste distortion was frequent AE at active dosage Sep 09, 2020
Novel DPP1 Inhibitor Improves Bronchiectasis Outcomes Drug prolonged time to exacerbations in WILLOW study Sep 08, 2020
Long-Term Lung, Health Issues Common in COVID-19 European ski resort cases suggest recovery is often slow Sep 08, 2020
Pamrevlumab Appears Safe, Effective for IPF Findings "striking" but should be "treated with caution," expert warns Oct 01, 2019
Benralizumab: A Second Chance in Patients With COPD? Findings are hypothesis-generating but "invaluable," one researcher says Sep 30, 2019
Macitentan Shows Promise in Portopulmonary Hypertension Positive results in first randomized trial in the disease Sep 20, 2018
Lung Denervation Cuts COPD-Related Events, Admissions One-time therapy showed most benefit in highly symptomatic patients Sep 19, 2018
Machine Tops Humans in Fibrotic Lung Disease Classification Nearly instantaneous results also matched prognostic abilities Sep 18, 2018
PDE3/4 Inhibitor Yields Symptom Relief in COPD Tested as standalone, but potential role seen as add-on therapy Sep 18, 2018
Triple Tx Effective in COPD with Low Exacerbation Risk And models show exacerbations further decreasing Sep 17, 2018
Add-On Sildenafil Disappoints in IPF With Impaired Gas Exchange Trial likely 'underpowered' to show benefit, says investigator Sep 17, 2018
Healthy Diet, Exercise Improve Asthma Control in Non-Obese Patients Combination better than either alone Sep 13, 2017
HRT May Improve Lung Function in Middle-Aged Women Effect appeared greatest in women with lung disease Sep 12, 2017
E-Cigs May Still Damage Blood Vessels Arterial stiffness increased immediately after vaping session Sep 10, 2017
Urban Kids with Asthma May Benefit from Green Space Increased park access could help disease control in inner city children Sep 09, 2017
Novel Drug Shows Promise as COPD Therapy Inhaled p38 inhibitor reduced lung inflammation markers in early-stage study Sep 29, 2015
Post-Op CT Scans May Improve Lung Cancer Survival 4-year survival rate up 12 percentage points in patients having scans Sep 28, 2015
'Nose Knows' Devices Not Ready for Clinic BARCELONA -- Within a decade, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer, asthma, and tuberculosis simply by having an electronic nose analyze a person's breath, researchers reported here. Sep 09, 2013