A new definition of obesity endorsed by 76 health organizations could dramatically increase the number of Americans ...

For many years, treatment of asthma has focused on symptom management and control. As the understanding of disease processes has improved and treatments begin to target underlying mechanisms, there is ...

Three recent New York Times articles on organ donation point to the insufficiency of our current definitions of death.

How many innocents in Gaza must Israel pulp before it admits it is the aggressor? At what press conference will it hold up ...

Five years on, long COVID’s clinical picture is sharpening, revealing persistent lung changes, immune dysregulation, and a complex but vital role for rehabilitation.

Expanding the definition of death makes a mockery of medical practitioners who seek to restore their patients to health. An ...

Researchers have indicated in a new study that a COPD Assessment Test-based definition of chronic bronchitis (CAT-CB) is more accurate in identifying patients at risk of long-term mortality than the ...

After another swing and a miss for AstraZeneca's Fasenra in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the company is pivoting to other options in its portfolio that might have potential to treat ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PatientInsights 28-question survey from Phreesia was offered to patients with COPD in January 2025. Patients ...

May 23, 2025 -- The FDA has approved the asthma drug Nucala for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is the second biologic therapy approved for the condition, following the ...

Background Despite guideline recommendations, many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not receive or persist with guideline-concordant maintenance inhaled medications. We ...

Significant gaps persist, however, in the implementation of race-neutral PFT equations in the United States and worldwide, because race has long been embedded in PFT interpretation. Moreover, the ...