REALISTIC Tips for Living Life with COPD!We know that it can be challenging, to say the least, to 'keep on keeping on' with a COPD diagnosis. No matter where you are in your journey, it's always...Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Structural Airway Characteristics as Risk Factors for Persistent Chronic BronchiStructural Airway Characteristics as Risk Factors for Persistent Chronic Bronchitis https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/advisor-channels/copd-advisor-channel/structural-airway-characteristics-as-risk-factors-for-persistent-chronic-bronchitis/ Airway disease on CT was quantified by the following: (1)...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Partnership Brings Quantitative Imaging Analysis to Diagnosis, CareCombining clinical data with automated imaging analysis that can quickly assess a patient’s lung features and disease biomarkers should improve diagnosis and patient care, while reducing costs. We'll see. https://copdnewstoday.com/2021/02/25/partnership-quantitative-imaging-analysis-copd-emphysema-diagnosis-care...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Me and my OrganoidHuman clinical trials are an expensive component of the drug discovery pathway, which often fail due to the fundamental differences between humans and animal model physiology. But now with organoids...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Stem cells and lung regenerationhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32783658/ Progress toward the development of strategies to regenerate the adult lung by either in vivo or ex vivo targeting of endogenous stem cells or pluripotent stem cell derivatives is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Mad at MyselfI quit smoking 35 years ago and I still have COPD because of it. My mother had it for years also and lived to be 93 but she had a...Reactions0reactionsComments22 replies
Poor PFT results and young. Scared of COPD.Hi everyone, I'm Ajeeth. I'm an international student in canada. 2020 had been downhill for my health. I started having shortness in breath and a very little cough in early...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Cannula Hose KinkingDoes anyone have suggestion on how to stop my 25ft hose from kinking. Is there any kind hose you can buy that won’t kink?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Chemical COPDI was diagnosed about 3 years ago. Sometimes my oxygen levels go down to 85 with my CPAP on. I’ve been to the hospital and they don’t understand that just...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone tried the AirPhysio breathing device?Has anyone tried the AirPhysio breathing device? Would like to know if it helps with loosening mucus. Thanks....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies