Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation may soon gain access to a new drug -; dupilumab -; that showed rapid and sustained improvements in patients in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
SAN DIEGO — High HbA1c levels consistent with prediabetes were associated with worse asthma control in a population of urban children, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Previous studies have indicated that insulin resistance may influence asthma morbidity, Hewlett Pham, BS, research program assistant, pulmonary and critical care medicine,
SAN DIEGO — Patients with COPD treated with targeted lung denervation along with optimal COPD therapy experienced fewer exacerbations over 2 years, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.Targeted lung denervation (Nuvaira Inc.) has “only [been] done in research setting to date,” Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, chair and