Background Asthma is a major cause of disability, health resource utilization and poor quality
of life world-wide. We set out to generate estimates of the global burden of asthma in adults…

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been reported to be a risk factor for cardiovascular
(CV) disease. Although the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the most commonly used …

BACKGROUND: Asthma imposes a heavy and expensive burden on individuals and
populations. A population-based surveillance and research program based on health …

Background Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most
deadly, prevalent, and costly chronic diseases, no comprehensive estimates of the risk of …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It represents a collaborative effort on …

Background Individuals with chronic conditions require ongoing disease management to
reduce risks of adverse health outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care for non-…

Rationale: Despite emerging evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may cause metabolic
disturbances independently of other known risk factors, it remains unclear whether OSA …

Asthma is diagnosed on the basis of respiratory symptoms of wheeze, cough, chest tightness,
and/or dyspnea together with physiologic evidence of variable expiratory airflow limitation. …

Background Reports on the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and risk of
death, cardiovascular (CV) events, diabetes and depression have been inconsistent. …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is regarded as one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality across the world, yet its proper diagnosis remains a challenge. …