Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe. Narrowed airways can make you cough, wheeze, and feel short of breath. It can affect how you exercise, work, and do other daily ...

NOW has launched rtNOW Engage, a suite of turnkey service lines to support durable medical equipment (DME) companies, including follow-up checks for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and BiPAP patients ...

Hunter, S. (2009) Holistic assessment of patients with COPD before the use of non-invasive ventilation. Nursing Times; 105: 20, early online publication. The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) to ...

This study explores the association between receiving noninvasive ventilation at home and mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Newly released Medicare national coverage determinations are set to reshape the home ventilation landscape for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The final determination of coverage ...

As noninvasive ventilation grows in popularity, new research examines when the therapy works, and when clinicians should be cautious. As noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has grown in popularity as a ...

Dysphagia treatment may be a way to reduce risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (COPD), according to Yoshitaka Oku, MD, of Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.