4 strategies to help ensure that virtual care is an option for senior living residents
By
Ellen Su
Jan 04, 2024
Virtual care is here to stay, so it is time we start working harder to make those solutions an option for everyone.
Building owners must improve breathing conditions for our most vulnerable populations
By
Serene Almomen, PhD
Sep 14, 2023
The elderly — and all of us — deserve to know that the air we and our loved ones are breathing is safe and healthy.
Nitrate-enriched beetroot juice produces reduction in systolic BP in COPD
Dec 20, 2023
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test and improved measures of endothelial function.
Patients’ geography impacts guideline-concordant COPD care
Oct 20, 2023
Those living in rural areas with farther drives to care have a lower likelihood of receiving guideline-adherent care.
AI-powered analysis of coughing episodes delivers new insight on seniors
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 06, 2023
AI-enabled analysis has gleaned new insights into chronic coughing, which disproportionately afflicts elderly women, researchers said.
Pulmonologist intervention beneficial for undiagnosed asthma, COPD
May 21, 2024
Those receiving pulmonologist-directed treatment have less subsequent healthcare utilization for respiratory illness.
Flu vaccine uptake varies by sociodemographic factors in CKD patients
Sep 26, 2023
Just under three-quarters of patients with chronic kidney disease receive flu vaccines
Most older adults with COPD are doing well mentally
Dec 16, 2022
Being married and having a confidant, being physically active and having no lifetime history of major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder were associated with better mental health with...
Physical activity inversely tied to COPD symptom burden
Nov 15, 2023
The findings were seen even in patients with mild or previously undiagnosed disease.
Prevalence of COPD stable overall from 2011 to 2021
Nov 16, 2023
The prevalence was stable for most states and subgroups, but it increased in those aged ≥75, micropolitan counties, and current and former smokers.