COPD patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility are twice as likely to die within a year
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 06, 2014
People who go to a skilled nursing facility after being hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are about twice as likely to die within a year, according to recently released findings.
FDA approves Anoro Ellipta
Dec 20, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Anoro™ Ellipta™, the company announced. The product is used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Two asthma inhalers left gasping for life
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Two asthma inhalers are being phased out, the Food and Drug Administration announced at the end of May.
County not liable for lax workers: judge
By
McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2013
Even if county nursing home workers provide poor care, the county is not liable unless the inadequate care results directly from an official policy or custom, a federal judge has ruled.
New calculation method would reduce readmissions penalties, CMS says
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed changing the way hospital readmission penalties are calculated as part of its 2014 Medicare rate update. Potential readmissions penalties for long-term...
New option for COPD patients possible
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 19, 2013
A new treatment may be available for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, following a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel making a positive recommendation.
Daily antibiotic use could reduce COPD flare-ups, study finds
Aug 26, 2011
Long-term daily doses of the antibiotic azithromycin helped prevent life-threatening flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study finds.
COPD patients more at risk for other cardiovascular diseases
Jan 21, 2011
Individuals on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been found to face greater risk of death from other cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, according to a...