#COPD is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.
Treatments barely slow progression or ease chronic inflammation.
Animal models have stalled progress; but human-based science can change that.
This #COPDAwarenessMonth, let’s clear the air & push for research that truly helps patients.
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Treatments barely slow progression or ease chronic inflammation.
Animal models have stalled progress; but human-based science can change that.
This #COPDAwarenessMonth, let’s clear the air & push for research that truly helps patients.
Long🧵
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#COPD is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.
Treatments barely slow progression or ease chronic inflammation.
Animal models have stalled progress; but human-based science can change that.
This #COPDAwarenessMonth, let’s clear the air & push for research that truly helps patients.
Long🧵
Treatments barely slow progression or ease chronic inflammation.
Animal models have stalled progress; but human-based science can change that.
This #COPDAwarenessMonth, let’s clear the air & push for research that truly helps patients.
Long🧵
November is #COPDAwarenessMonth
#COPD impacts 16.4M+ Americans and is a leading cause of death in the U.S.—many may not even know they have it.
Protect your lungs & find quit-smoking help from the #AmericanLungAssociation: lung.org
#BreatheBetter #LungHealth #LACountyAD #COPD
#COPD impacts 16.4M+ Americans and is a leading cause of death in the U.S.—many may not even know they have it.
Protect your lungs & find quit-smoking help from the #AmericanLungAssociation: lung.org
#BreatheBetter #LungHealth #LACountyAD #COPD
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
November is #COPDAwarenessMonth
#COPD impacts 16.4M+ Americans and is a leading cause of death in the U.S.—many may not even know they have it.
Protect your lungs & find quit-smoking help from the #AmericanLungAssociation: lung.org
#BreatheBetter #LungHealth #LACountyAD #COPD
#COPD impacts 16.4M+ Americans and is a leading cause of death in the U.S.—many may not even know they have it.
Protect your lungs & find quit-smoking help from the #AmericanLungAssociation: lung.org
#BreatheBetter #LungHealth #LACountyAD #COPD
November is #COPDAwarenessMonth, a time to raise awareness about a disease that affects more than two million Canadians.
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
November is #COPDAwarenessMonth, a time to raise awareness about a disease that affects more than two million Canadians.
Bits and Pieces:
The mortality rate for COPD exacerbations that require hospitalizations is 10%. This is a higher rate than for heart attack. COPD exacerbations are a “lung attack.” –Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc, FAAFP #COPDAwarenessMonth #PhunQuiz
The mortality rate for COPD exacerbations that require hospitalizations is 10%. This is a higher rate than for heart attack. COPD exacerbations are a “lung attack.” –Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc, FAAFP #COPDAwarenessMonth #PhunQuiz
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Bits and Pieces:
The mortality rate for COPD exacerbations that require hospitalizations is 10%. This is a higher rate than for heart attack. COPD exacerbations are a “lung attack.” –Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc, FAAFP #COPDAwarenessMonth #PhunQuiz
The mortality rate for COPD exacerbations that require hospitalizations is 10%. This is a higher rate than for heart attack. COPD exacerbations are a “lung attack.” –Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc, FAAFP #COPDAwarenessMonth #PhunQuiz