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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Primary care providers who care for patients with COPD in rural clinics in the Midwest U.S.

A recent study found that a nurse practitioner/community health worker intervention was a feasible and acceptable strategy for addressing how social determinants of health (SDOH) and comorbidities ...

Theory-based smoking cessation interventions helped to motivate patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke to quit, ultimately improving their quality of life and lung ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2019, over 328 million people were diagnosed with COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) ...

Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.

Credit: Scott Bodell/MedicalImages.com The authors outline preventative pharmacologic therapies for COPD exacerbations and a patient-tailored approach to management. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Who helps you manage your COPD? It’s more than just one doctor. It’s a medical care team. What Kind of Doctors Treat COPD? Your COPD care team includes providers who prescribe medicine, guide therapy ...

—These investigators looked at the effects of diabetes on complications, costs, length of stay, and readmissions for patients with COPD. Their results point to a need for targeted interventions to ...