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COPD Drug Adherence Rates Among Patients on Various Combo Therapies
10/01/2020
Patients with COPD who initiated combination treatment with umeclidinium/vilanterol had better medication adherence and were less likely to need rescue medication compared with patients who started with budesonide/formoterol.
Patients with COPD who initiated combination treatment with umeclidinium/vilanterol had better medication adherence and were less likely to need rescue medication compared with patients who started with budesonide/formoterol.
Patients with COPD who initiated...
10/01/2020
Pharmacy Learning Network
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How Effective Is the Influenza Vaccine Among Patients With COPD?
01/13/2020
Authors of a new study evaluated the influenza vaccine’s effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations among older adults with COPD.
Authors of a new study evaluated the influenza vaccine’s effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations among older adults with COPD.
Authors of a new study evaluated...
01/13/2020
Pharmacy Learning Network
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Antibiotics Overprescribed for COPD
10/22/2019
"A recent multicenter trial showed that antibiotic prescribing can be reduced safely in COPD patients by using a rapid diagnostic (C-reactive protein) test," study coauthor Laura Shallcross, PhD, University College London, explained.
"A recent multicenter trial showed that antibiotic prescribing can be reduced safely in COPD patients by using a rapid diagnostic (C-reactive protein) test," study coauthor Laura Shallcross, PhD, University College London, explained.
"A recent multicenter trial...
10/22/2019
Pharmacy Learning Network
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Do Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With Asthma, COPD?
10/21/2019
Older adults with asthma or concurrent asthma and COPD are less likely to be hospitalized for obstructive lung disease if they take an inhaled corticosteroid, according to a new study.
Older adults with asthma or concurrent asthma and COPD are less likely to be hospitalized for obstructive lung disease if they take an inhaled corticosteroid, according to a new study.
Older adults with asthma or...
10/21/2019
Pharmacy Learning Network
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Aclidinium bromide does not worsen cardiovascular outcomes in COPD
05/08/2019
Aclidinium bromide reduces exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without worsening cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients, according to results from the ASCENT-COPD trial. ...
Aclidinium bromide reduces exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without worsening cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients, according to results from the ASCENT-COPD trial. ...
Aclidinium bromide reduces...
05/08/2019
Population Health
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Updated COPD Guidelines: Treatment & Management Options
02/07/2017
The Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report.
The Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report.
The Executive Summary of the...
02/07/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
Sleep Disorders Linked With Epilepsy in Older Adults
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Sleep Disorders Linked With Epilepsy in Older Adults
05/07/2024
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels during sleep are associated with late-onset epilepsy independently of hypertension and stroke, according to a study published online in the journal Sleep.
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels during sleep are associated with late-onset epilepsy independently of hypertension and stroke, according to a study published online in the journal Sleep.
Sleep apnea and low oxygen...
05/07/2024
Neurology
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Are you up to date on novel OSA treatment therapies? Find out with this quick quiz!
Are you up to date on novel OSA treatment therapies? Find out with this quick quiz!
Are you up to date on novel OSA...
03/21/2024
Pulmonology
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Merck’s Investigational Activin Signaling Inhibitor Sotatercept Improved 6-Minute Walk Distance by 40.8 Meters at Week 24 vs Placebo in Adults With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Background Therapy
03/06/2023
Sotatercept demonstrated statistically significant improvements in 8 of 9 secondary measures, including reduction in risk of clinical worsening or death Results presented today at ACC.23/WCC and published in The New England Journal of...
Sotatercept demonstrated statistically significant improvements in 8 of 9 secondary measures, including reduction in risk of clinical worsening or death Results presented today at ACC.23/WCC and published in The New England Journal of...
Sotatercept demonstrated...
03/06/2023
Vascular Disease Management
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Late Breaking Data on Pulmonary Vein Isolation with HELIOSTAR™ Balloon Ablation Catheter Presented at AF Symposium 2023
02/08/2023
Presentation details results from Biosense Webster's global, multicenter STELLAR study
Presentation details results from Biosense Webster's global, multicenter STELLAR study
Presentation details results...
02/08/2023
EP Lab Digest
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Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms Common in Patients With Severe Asthma
02/08/2023
Nearly half of patients with severe asthma have symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a study published in Respiratory Research
Nearly half of patients with severe asthma have symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a study published in Respiratory Research
Nearly half of patients with...
02/08/2023
Psych Congress Network
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Inside A Children’s Hospital: Struggling to Cope With a Surge of Respiratory Illness
12/22/2022
Typically, this ER sees about 140 kids per day; on a recent day they saw 253.
Typically, this ER sees about 140 kids per day; on a recent day they saw 253.
Typically, this ER sees about...
12/22/2022
EMSWorld
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Therapy Improves Asthma in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps
12/01/2022
A post hoc analysis showed long-term treatment with a systemic therapy option was efficacious and safe in patients with asthma who had coexisting chronic rhinosinusitis and/or nasal polyps.
A post hoc analysis showed long-term treatment with a systemic therapy option was efficacious and safe in patients with asthma who had coexisting chronic rhinosinusitis and/or nasal polyps.
A post hoc analysis showed...
12/01/2022
First Report Managed Care
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No Link Between ED Costs for Asthma Care and Odds of a Return Visit
11/22/2022
Study authors evaluated whether emergency department costs were associated with the likelihood of a 7-day revisit for another asthma exacerbation.
Study authors evaluated whether emergency department costs were associated with the likelihood of a 7-day revisit for another asthma exacerbation.
Study authors evaluated whether...
11/22/2022
First Report Managed Care
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Focus Groups Reveal Shortcomings of Current State of Asthma Care
11/14/2022
Study authors assessed data regarding perceptions, experiences, and concerns of adult patients and caregivers of children with asthma.
Study authors assessed data regarding perceptions, experiences, and concerns of adult patients and caregivers of children with asthma.
Study authors assessed data...
11/14/2022
First Report Managed Care
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Annual Costs of Care Increase With Severity of Uncontrolled Asthma
10/20/2022
Using claims data from Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance plans, researchers identified the costs associated with severe, persistent asthma.
Using claims data from Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance plans, researchers identified the costs associated with severe, persistent asthma.
Using claims data from Medicare...
10/20/2022
First Report Managed Care

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Joseph A. Diamond, MD, on At-Home vs In-Lab Polysomnography for Sleep Disordered Breathing
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Joseph A. Diamond, MD, on Starting the Conversation About Sleep Disordered Breathing
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Joseph Diamond, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine, answers the question at the end of Case Part 2 and explains how to start the conversation with your patients about sleep disordered breathing.
Joseph Diamond, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine, answers the question at the end of Case Part 2 and explains how to start the conversation with your patients about sleep disordered breathing.
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COPD Drug Adherence Rates Among Patients on Various Combo Therapies
10/01/2020
Patients with COPD who initiated combination treatment with umeclidinium/vilanterol had better medication adherence and were less likely to need rescue medication compared with patients who started with budesonide/formoterol.
Patients with COPD who initiated combination treatment with umeclidinium/vilanterol had better medication adherence and were less likely to need rescue medication compared with patients who started with budesonide/formoterol.
Patients with COPD who initiated...
10/01/2020
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
How Effective Is the Influenza Vaccine Among Patients With COPD?
01/13/2020
Authors of a new study evaluated the influenza vaccine’s effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations among older adults with COPD.
Authors of a new study evaluated the influenza vaccine’s effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations among older adults with COPD.
Authors of a new study evaluated...
01/13/2020
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
Antibiotics Overprescribed for COPD
10/22/2019
"A recent multicenter trial showed that antibiotic prescribing can be reduced safely in COPD patients by using a rapid diagnostic (C-reactive protein) test," study coauthor Laura Shallcross, PhD, University College London, explained.
"A recent multicenter trial showed that antibiotic prescribing can be reduced safely in COPD patients by using a rapid diagnostic (C-reactive protein) test," study coauthor Laura Shallcross, PhD, University College London, explained.
"A recent multicenter trial...
10/22/2019
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
Do Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With Asthma, COPD?
10/21/2019
Older adults with asthma or concurrent asthma and COPD are less likely to be hospitalized for obstructive lung disease if they take an inhaled corticosteroid, according to a new study.
Older adults with asthma or concurrent asthma and COPD are less likely to be hospitalized for obstructive lung disease if they take an inhaled corticosteroid, according to a new study.
Older adults with asthma or...
10/21/2019
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
Aclidinium bromide does not worsen cardiovascular outcomes in COPD
05/08/2019
Aclidinium bromide reduces exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without worsening cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients, according to results from the ASCENT-COPD trial. ...
Aclidinium bromide reduces exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without worsening cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients, according to results from the ASCENT-COPD trial. ...
Aclidinium bromide reduces...
05/08/2019
Population Health
News
Updated COPD Guidelines: Treatment & Management Options
02/07/2017
The Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report.
The Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report.
The Executive Summary of the...
02/07/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
Sleep Disorders Linked With Epilepsy in Older Adults
News
Sleep Disorders Linked With Epilepsy in Older Adults
05/07/2024
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels during sleep are associated with late-onset epilepsy independently of hypertension and stroke, according to a study published online in the journal Sleep.
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels during sleep are associated with late-onset epilepsy independently of hypertension and stroke, according to a study published online in the journal Sleep.
Sleep apnea and low oxygen...
05/07/2024
Neurology
News
Merck’s Investigational Activin Signaling Inhibitor Sotatercept Improved 6-Minute Walk Distance by 40.8 Meters at Week 24 vs Placebo in Adults With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Background Therapy
03/06/2023
Sotatercept demonstrated statistically significant improvements in 8 of 9 secondary measures, including reduction in risk of clinical worsening or death Results presented today at ACC.23/WCC and published in The New England Journal of...
Sotatercept demonstrated statistically significant improvements in 8 of 9 secondary measures, including reduction in risk of clinical worsening or death Results presented today at ACC.23/WCC and published in The New England Journal of...
Sotatercept demonstrated...
03/06/2023
Vascular Disease Management
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Late Breaking Data on Pulmonary Vein Isolation with HELIOSTAR™ Balloon Ablation Catheter Presented at AF Symposium 2023
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Presentation details results from Biosense Webster's global, multicenter STELLAR study
Presentation details results from Biosense Webster's global, multicenter STELLAR study
Presentation details results...
02/08/2023
EP Lab Digest
News
Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms Common in Patients With Severe Asthma
02/08/2023
Nearly half of patients with severe asthma have symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a study published in Respiratory Research
Nearly half of patients with severe asthma have symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a study published in Respiratory Research
Nearly half of patients with...
02/08/2023
Psych Congress Network
News
Inside A Children’s Hospital: Struggling to Cope With a Surge of Respiratory Illness
12/22/2022
Typically, this ER sees about 140 kids per day; on a recent day they saw 253.
Typically, this ER sees about 140 kids per day; on a recent day they saw 253.
Typically, this ER sees about...
12/22/2022
EMSWorld
News
Therapy Improves Asthma in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps
12/01/2022
A post hoc analysis showed long-term treatment with a systemic therapy option was efficacious and safe in patients with asthma who had coexisting chronic rhinosinusitis and/or nasal polyps.
A post hoc analysis showed long-term treatment with a systemic therapy option was efficacious and safe in patients with asthma who had coexisting chronic rhinosinusitis and/or nasal polyps.
A post hoc analysis showed...
12/01/2022
First Report Managed Care
News
No Link Between ED Costs for Asthma Care and Odds of a Return Visit
11/22/2022
Study authors evaluated whether emergency department costs were associated with the likelihood of a 7-day revisit for another asthma exacerbation.
Study authors evaluated whether emergency department costs were associated with the likelihood of a 7-day revisit for another asthma exacerbation.
Study authors evaluated whether...
11/22/2022
First Report Managed Care
News
Focus Groups Reveal Shortcomings of Current State of Asthma Care
11/14/2022
Study authors assessed data regarding perceptions, experiences, and concerns of adult patients and caregivers of children with asthma.
Study authors assessed data regarding perceptions, experiences, and concerns of adult patients and caregivers of children with asthma.
Study authors assessed data...
11/14/2022
First Report Managed Care
News
Annual Costs of Care Increase With Severity of Uncontrolled Asthma
10/20/2022
Using claims data from Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance plans, researchers identified the costs associated with severe, persistent asthma.
Using claims data from Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance plans, researchers identified the costs associated with severe, persistent asthma.
Using claims data from Medicare...
10/20/2022
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Family members perceived better end-of-life care for patients with dementia who died of noncancerous respiratory disease compared with patients who did not have dementia.
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02/17/2022
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