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25
Feb
When Should I Consider Oxygen Therapy for COPD?
Starting supplemental oxygen therapy is both an important and complex decision. Given its complexity, understanding what this entails (including why…
14
Jan
Prioritizing Lung Health in 2021: Trajectories of New COPD Research
Despite the obvious impact of COVID-19 on the progression of new research developments in COPD, there’s plenty to look forward…
05
Aug
European Respiratory Society Honors PERF’s Dr. Richard Casaburi with its Top Award
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the strengthening of respiratory medicine worldwide, Dr. Richard Casaburi, received the 2020 Presidential…
09
Jul
Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POCs)
Portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) offer many advantages for persons needing oxygen. Like most technology, understanding a device’s use and limitations…
22
Jun
Stay Active to Strengthen Your Immune System During COVID-19
Even before COVID-19, lower respiratory tract infection (pneumonia) was the most common cause of death by a communicable disease, accounting…
03
Jun
Brian L. Tiep, M.D., Our Renaissance Man, is Honored
I’m pleased to report that PERF board member, Brian Tiep M.D., has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the…
28
May
Alvin Grancell at 101: An Appreciation
How many of us can point to a life’s achievement, a distinct accomplishment that has really made a difference? Our…
23
Apr
Staying Active During Safer-at-Home
In these generation-defining days, we all find ourselves at home, inactive, in front of the computer or TV, tentative to…
24
Sep
Latest Research on COPD and Exercise Tolerance
In research presented at the American Thoracic Society annual conference in Dallas in May 2019, the Pulmonary Education and Research…