The following is re-printed from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s COVID-19 website. Emergence of Omicron On November 24, 2021, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.529, was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). This new variant was first detected in specimens collected on November 11, 2021 in Botswana and on November 14, 2021 in South Africa. … Read more
Everyone Ages 16 and Older Can Get a Booster Shot The following information is re-printed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. IF YOU RECEIVEDPfizer-BioNTech or Moderna You should get a booster if you are: Adult ages 18 years and older You may get a booster if you are: Teens 16-17 years old (Pfizer only) When to … Read more
Among the millions of Americans with COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, most can point to smoking as the main reason they got the disease. Yet in about 15% of cases, people get COPD – which makes it hard to breathe and gets worse over time – after being regularly exposed to certain dusts, gases, … Read more
In conversation and song for COPD Awareness Month Ted Koppel is a passionate advocate for COPD awareness. Join Ted and legendary musicians Lyle Lovett, Rodney Crowell, and Steve Earle for an evening of conversation and song in honor of COPD Awareness Month, presented by COPDSOS.org and the Dorney-Koppel Foundation. The event will also feature Grace … Read more
The U.S. COPD Coalition (USCC) has released a “Statement of Principles” pertaining to the recent acquisition by cigarette maker Phillip Morris International of Vectura Group plc, a British company that manufactures inhalers for pharmaceutical manufacturers. The statement of principles was approved by the USCC Board of Directors at their recent meeting. “I think it’s common … Read more
The COPD Foundation’s Oxygen360 returns live to celebrate COPD Awareness Month on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. EST. For this episode, co-hosts Mike Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, Senior Director of Public Outreach and Education at the COPD Foundation and Patient Advocate John Linnell will be speaking with home oxygen expert Ryan Diesem, RRT, RRT-NPS. … Read more
Before COVID-19, 150,000 Americans were dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) every year, and the pandemic has only worsened this crisis. An estimated 30 million Americans have COPD, and almost half – 12-15 million – do not know they have it. As the nation focuses on getting as many Americans as possible vaccinated against … Read more
If you’re often short of breath during everyday activities, your chest feels tight, or you cough a lot, you may be chalking it up to getting older, having allergies, or being a smoker (now or in the past). Fortunately, there’s a way to know whether something more may be at play. Consider getting a lung … Read more
Do you help care for a loved one or friend with COPD? Whether you schedule doctor visits, manage medications, prepare meals, clean the house, or help with errands and tasks, caring for someone with chronic illness can be hard. Respiratory Health Association (RHA) has developed a free resource book for caregivers of people living with … Read more
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