Early-life tobacco smoke exposure, genetic susceptibility and the risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood: A large prospective cohort study.
We aimed to assess the relationships between early-life tobacco smoke exposures and the incident...
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Measuring Frailty & Mortality Risk in Patients With COPD
There is substantial overlap between patients with COPD identified as frail using the FFP or SPPB...
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Direct trocar insertion vs. Veress needle technique in laparoscopic surgeries. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To compare the safety and efficacy between Veress needle insertion and direct trocar insertion in...
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Clear cell “sugar” tumor of the lung: Diagnostic characteristics of a rare pulmonary tumor: A case report and review of literature.
Clear cell tumors of the lung (CCTLs), also known as “sugar tumors” for an abundant...
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HCPs Show Low Awareness of Importance of HZ Vaccination in COPD
Herpes zoster (HZ) affects 1 in 3 Americans by age 80 and is associated with longer-term...
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Comorbidities Linked with COPD Differ in Younger & Older Patients
Compared with age-matched controls without airflow obstruction, younger patients with COPD have a...
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No screening evidence for COPD
Asymptomatic adults should not be screened for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the...
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COPD Exacerbations: Care-Seeking Behaviors & Delays in Care
Since many people with COPD avoid going to the ED due to factors like time spent waiting to be...
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Physical Frailty in COPD Can Predict Disability & Mortality
Research has shown that COPD is a disease with extra-pulmonary and systemic manifestations,...
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Identifying Sputum Biomarker Predictors of COPD Exacerbation
“Although we know that COPD largely arises from smoking-induced airway inflammation, we do not...
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Aids Ventilatory Efficiency & Exercise Capacity in Mild COPD
“Patients with mild COPD frequently present with chronic dyspnea and poor exercise capacity, often...
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Perceptions of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease towards telemedicine: A qualitative systematic review.
There are some qualitative studies on the views of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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Telehealth Care Reduces COPD Assessment Scores by Half
“It is not possible to treat all patients with COPD sufficiently with in-person consultations, due...
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Examining the Reliability of Smartphone Pulse Oximetry
“Some of today’s smartphones are equipped with pulse oximeter capabilities, and since many...
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The Surprise Question May Help Facilitate Advance Care Planning for COPD
“COPD is projected to rise to the third leading cause of mortality by 2030,” says Dana Tripp, BA,...
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Patient & Clinician Perspectives on Remote COPD Care During COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread adoption of remote care delivery for COPD...
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A Closer Look at a Team-Based Approach to Improve COPD Symptoms
Research has shown that patients with COPD from different geographic regions in the United States...
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Serum concentrations of neonicotinoids, and their associations with lipid molecules of the general residents in Wuxi City, Eastern China.
Exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) was proven to be harmful to organisms, however,...
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Do the associations between the use of electronic cigarettes and smoking reduction or cessation attempt persist after several years of use? Longitudinal analyses in smokers of the CONSTANCES cohort.
We examined whether duration of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use could be associated with...
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Assessing the Link Between Ambient Air Pollution & COPD Incidence
Air pollution is becoming an important environmental threat to human health. Owing to many...
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