|Slideshows|December 10, 2015

5 New Things about COPD

Identifying risk, a promising mortality biomarker, and a new app for study recruitment-just a few of the latest developments in COPD research and patient care.

More than 50% of adults with low pulmonary function were not aware they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), says the CDC. November was COPD awareness month. Here we bring you a brief roundup of the latest developments in COPD research and patient care.Â Â

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âº Use Primary Care Data to Identify Risk

âº CAT Improves Predictive Value

âº Biomarker of Early Mortality

âº Corticosteroids & Bronchodilators Lower Death Risk

âº StopCOPD App for Research Recruitment

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