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Airway mucus plugs appear to reduce muscle and fat mass and increase sarcopenia risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pre-COPD, according to a study.

Patients with an overlap of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma (ACO) show worse sleep than those with asthma but better than COPD patients, according to a study. Poor sleep quality may increase mortality risk.

In adult patients with mild-to-moderate asthma, better adherence to inhaled therapy is linked to improved disease control and quality of life, according to a study.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appears to contribute to an increased risk of osteoporosis, as shown in a study.

Use of the digital intervention BabyBreathe does not appear to significantly help pregnant women to continuously abstain from smoking postpartum when compared with usual care, a study has found.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 July 2026 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Treatment with the fixed-dose combination of elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor may reduce the severity of chronic rhinosinusitis in children with cystic fibrosis, as shown in a retrospective study.

Vaccination against COVID-19 lowers the risk of developing long COVID symptoms, and this protective effect persists for up to 7 months following vaccination, as shown in a retrospective study.