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The article offers insights on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. The British National Institute for Clinical Excellence defines an exacerbation as a sustained worsening of the patient's symptoms, which include increasing cough. More than 10% of acute medical admissions are accounted for by COPD exacerbations. It cites the importance of patient education on determining an exacerbation and how to deal with it.

Essential information: COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, has swept around the world since it was first identified in China late last year. The pandemic in the UK has led to restrictions to normal life in a bid to reduce the exposure of the most vulnerable. Community nurses will be caring for affected patients at home, including those who are at the end of their life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to pulmonary diseases as of August 2015. The highest number of cases of whooping cough in the U.S. since 1955 has been reported in 2012. A new drug called Idebenone has been introduced for treating duchenne's muscular dystrophy. A study conducted in Great Britain has revealed that distance to hospital influences patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).