News about COPD

Health Topics April 9 2020

Smoking increases complications when infected with COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that affects people with respiratory diseases such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibro...

Health Topics January 14 2020

Are electronic cigarettes safe for your health?

In recent years, electronic cigarettes have appeared on the market, and sales of these have been very successful. In many cases, these systems have...

Healthcare September 30 2019

New protocol for treating COPD developed by Hospital Clínic´s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Commission

Many patients with COPD are treated with a ‘triple therapy’ regardless of their risk level. Consequently, many patients unnecessarily receive vario...

Health Topics May 29 2019

Smoking makes the follow-up of oxygen therapy worse in patients with COPD

It is important to follow the indications of the professionals and the treatment in order to improve the survival of the patients. Long-term home...