Dupilumab, a simple pre-filled pen that people inject themselves with every two weeks, is the first biologic that targets both the symptoms of COPD and an underlying cause of the disease. It brings ...

NICE has estimated that around 40% of people with COPD have elevated blood levels of eosinophils and, if half the eligible ...

A biologic injection that reduces chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) flare-ups by around a third has been approved for use on the NHS in England and Wales. The National Institute for Health ...

Researchers estimate the number of people globally living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will hit 600 million by 2050. There are certain risk factors for COPD, including obesity and ...

A major trial finds the beta blocker bisoprolol neither improves nor worsens outcomes in people with COPD, despite the cardiovascular risk.

Dupixent (dupilumab), a drug already used to treat atopic dermatitis and asthma, became the first biologic approved for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) last fall. Most COPD treatments ...

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease recommends long-term term pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies based on each ...

Recent medical research reveals promising developments in the treatment of patients suffering from both diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study, involving nearly 394,000 adults, ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday rejected Sunovion Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The late-stage drug is intended to serve as a long-term treatment for ...

Jan. 8 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the drug ipratropium bromide (Atrovent), used widely among patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may ...