by Yu Kan Au, MD | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog - Clinical Trial Focus
Increased importance has been placed in recent years on the ability of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatments to impact how patients feel and function, beyond survival (Raghu, et al., 2024). In IPF, one of the most burdensome symptoms impacting how patients...
by Yu Kan Au, MD | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog, Blog - Clinical Trial Focus
The Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)1 is a self-reporting tool developed by S.S. Birring and others to evaluate the impact of chronic cough on a patient’s quality of life. Chronic cough,2 which impacts between 10-20% of the US population,3 is a cough that can...
by Yu Kan Au, MD | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, Blog - Healthcare Focus
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects many people globally, causing distress to patients and families and burdening healthcare systems. It is a challenging disease to manage. According to studies, COPD hospitalizes approximately 700,000 individuals in...
