Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Reduces Exacerbations and Hospitalisation in Chronic Lung Diseases: DISCOVERY Study Medha Baranwal10 April 2025 8:15 PM ISTAustralia: A recent national study, the DISCOVERY study, highlights the significant benefits of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in managing chronic...
Acupuncture with Medication Promising for COPD Treatment: Study Finds Medha Baranwal16 March 2025 8:00 PM ISTChina: A recent multicenter randomized controlled trial has highlighted the potential benefits of acupuncture as a complementary therapy for patients...
Microplastics Increase Cancer Risk and Lung Damage in Asthma and COPD Patients: Study Finds Medha Baranwal14 March 2025 9:15 PM ISTPoland: A recent simulation study published in Scientific Reports revealed that individuals with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Indian Researchers Highlight Serum suPAR as Promising Biomarker for Diagnosing and Monitoring COPD Medha Baranwal4 March 2025 8:15 PM ISTIndia: Emerging evidence highlights the potential role of serum soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) as a valuable biomarker...
Plant-Centered Diet May Reduce Emphysema Risk in Young Smokers, reveals study Dr Riya Dave8 May 2024 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found that adherence to a nutritionally rich, plant-centered diet may significantly reduce the risk of emphysema in young adults who...
Long-term higher doses of inhaled corticosteroids may increase diabetes risk in COPD patients Dr Riya Dave9 Dec 2023 10:45 AM ISTA recent systematic review and meta-analysis examining the impact of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on diabetes risk among Chronic Obstructive...
Preserved ratio impaired spirometry and COPD associated with accelerated frailty progression Aditi20 Sept 2023 10:15 AM ISTFrailty, characterized by the functional declines across multiple physiologic systems and increased vulnerability to stressors, is becoming an...
Doxycycline fails to effectively reduce exacerbation rate in COPD patients Niveditha Subramani13 Sept 2023 9:00 AM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are worsening or "lare up" of COPD symptoms. An exacerbation is caused by an infection in...
Inhaled Corticosteroids associated with increased risk of fracture in patients with COPD Niveditha Subramani30 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a third leading cause of death in world. It is a heterogeneous airway disease, characterized by...
COPD among diabetics associated with increased mortality from respiratory causes Niveditha Subramani21 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTType 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder over time leads to persistent hyperglycemia that can be attributed to either defective insulin secretion...
