Author Interviews, NEJM, Pulmonary Disease, Tobacco Research, University of Michigan / 04.09.2022
COPD: Inhalers Don’t Always Work for Smokers
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Meilan K Han MD, MS
Henry Sewall Professor of Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Section Head
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical School
University of Michigan
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: In the NIH sponsored SPIROMICS study we demonstrated that symptomatic, tobacco exposed individuals have frequent exacerbations. Many of these individuals are treated with the same inhaled medications that have shown benefit in COPD, but we don’t have any evidence basis for this practice.
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