COPD

Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training

OTC devices don't work as well as prescription devices -- if they work at all, study shows

Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy

Race, not income, was primary sociodemographic characteristic distinguishing exposure levels

Infection might disrupt or reflect disrupted childhood lung development, researchers say

CAPTURE highlights challenges in detecting patients with undiagnosed COPD

Population-based score had low sensitivity compared with the bedside Clinical Frailty Scale

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More research needed to distinguish physiological from behavioral effects of dyspnea

Early detection remains elusive, but treatments are reducing deaths

CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant

Studies from annual CHEST meeting spotlight disparities in care

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placement gets a boost from CELEB trial

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