People with chronic lung diseases more likely to have delayed, avoided care during pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO — During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with chronic lung diseases, including asthma and COPD, were more likely to delay or avoid medical care compared with the general population or those with other COVID-19 risk factors

At the American Thoracic Society International Conference, Jane C. Fazio, MD, pulmonary critical care fellow at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, presented results of a cross-sectional secondary analysis of National Health Interview Survey data from the third and fourth quarters of 2020. Read the full story in Healio.