COPD Perspective

• Episode 2: Diagnosis of PAH: Why Does It Take So Long?   Drs Vallerie McLaughlin and Paul Forfia discuss the diagnosis of PAH. What are the causes and why does it take so long?
  Medscape, June 23, 2022
• 2022 GOLD Report: Tips for Diagnosing and Evaluating COPD For the 2022 GOLD report, 160 new references were added, suggesting that COPD is being underdiagnosed.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 13, 2022
• COPD Highlights From ATS 2022   Key abstracts on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from ATS 2022 include a study showing that greater degrees of dysanapsis in COPD are linked to increased risk for exacerbation and mortality.
  Medscape, June 08, 2022
• ATS 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ATS 2022
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, May 10, 2022
• Double Trouble: Lung Cancer and Coexisting COPD: The Future of Care   Experts discuss the future of care for lung cancer patients and examine the possibility of managing lung cancer as a chronic disease.
  Medscape TV, May 03, 2022
• Double Trouble: Lung Cancer and Coexisting COPD: A Multidisciplinary Approach   Doctors discuss the importance of a multidisciplinary approach when treating patients with COPD and lung cancer.
  Medscape TV, March 30, 2022
• Clinical Transformation Is the Foundation for Care Improvement Transforming care delivery at the primary care level is the foundation for improving quality and outcomes. Patient-centered processes and focusing on metrics can lead to better care and lower costs.
  Medscape Blogs, March 08, 2022
• Adult Vaccines 2022: Who Needs What, and When?   Dr Sandra Fryhofer hits the highlights of the 2022 adult immunization schedule, just released by ACIP.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, February 17, 2022
• Double Trouble: Lung Cancer and Coexisting COPD: Direct Target   Doctors discuss treatment strategies in NSCLC patients who are candidates for targeted therapy but who have comorbid COPD.
  Medscape TV, January 26, 2022
• Interferon Beta Therapeutic May Soon Join the Fight Against COVID-19   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks in more detail with Richard Marsden, CEO of Synairgen, about the clinical trial of their Interferon beta therapeutic for COVID-19.
  WebMD, December 16, 2021
• Interferon Beta Inhalation Shows Promise in Treating COVID-19   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Stephen Holgate, MD, Medical Research Council Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton, UK, about encouraging trial results of inhaled interferon beta for the treatment of COVID-19.
  WebMD, December 14, 2021
• Double Trouble: Lung Cancer and Coexisting COPD: Staging and Treatment   Doctors discuss lung cancer staging as well as the role that comorbid COPD plays in treatment selection.
  Medscape TV, December 06, 2021
• 'It's Deconditioning, Stupid': Exercise Limitations After COVID Dr Aaron Holley investigates whether deconditioning is responsible for all post-COVID activity limitations.
  Medscape Critical Care, November 24, 2021
• Highlights in COPD From CHEST 2021   From CHEST 2021, Dr MeiLan Han reports on real-world evidence studies affecting patients with COPD, including results from the PRIMUS study.
  Medscape, November 08, 2021
• How Does Your Garden Grow? The Value of Horticultural Therapy Thanks to the wide-reaching practices of horticultural therapy, the American garden is once again getting the attention it deserves, helping both patient and doctor.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 19, 2021
• CHEST 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from CHEST 2021
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 11, 2021
• Double Trouble: Lung Cancer and Coexisting COPD: Early Detection   Doctors discuss how increased screening has led to earlier detection and increased survival in lung cancer. They also report on who should be screened.
  Medscape TV, October 06, 2021
• 'Locker Room' Talk About Death: Time for Oncologists to Stop 'Well, it's pretty clear he's going to die.' The brusque phrasing felt atypical coming from the otherwise gentle-hearted trainee.
  Medscape Oncology, September 16, 2021
• ERS 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ERS 2021
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, August 31, 2021
• Should Magnesium Be Used for COPD Exacerbations? Dr Holley reviews whether magnesium is beneficial or harmful when treating acute exacerbations of COPD in an emergency setting.
  Medscape Critical Care, August 30, 2021