Increased geriatric population coupled with higher incidences of chronic conditions drive the mucus clearance devices market growth. Increasing prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

A retrospective analysis of data of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that mucus plugs could contribute to patient mortality, offering a possible treatment target.

Mucus plugs affect some 40% to nearly 70% of COPD patients, and even clinically silent mucus plugs are linked to poorer outcomes in COPD.

People with COPD who had persistent airway-clogging mucus plugs over a five-year period had a faster decline in lung function than those who didn't have the plugs. The study points toward ...

Breathing devices, including inhalers, nebulizers, and larger devices, can help improve your breathing with COPD. Which device a doctor recommends can depend on your symptoms.

MucoLife Therapeutics, an alumnus of the Health Wildcatters accelerator, develops patented, innovative mucus-dissolving therapies specifically targeting pulmonary mucus obstruction. In response to ...

A new real-world study published in Pulmonary Therapy, indicates significant reductions in costs when using the AEROBIKA® oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) device in the ...

SAN DIEGO — Among patients with COPD, the risk for respiratory and cancer mortality went up with mucus plugging in at least three lung segments, according to research presented at the American ...

AirPhysio helps to clear blocked airways and remove mucus from the lungs to facilitate easier breathing AirPhysio lung clearance device product shot All-natural solution alleviates lung and ...

The COPD Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established to improve the lives of people with COPD, bronchiectasis, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease through initiatives ...