Anand Iyer, MD 

On this #WorldCOPDDay, a reminder that #COPD has remained a leading cause of šŸŒŽ death & disability, & yet research funding for this prevalent šŸ« disease has not budged in the last decade.

Those of us who study this important serious respiratory illness know that #COPD research remains so underfunded for its huge impact on our patients and their families. šŸ¤•

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2775642

The Allocation of NIH Funding by Disease Category in 2008 and 2019

This cohort study examines the factors associated with National Institutes of Health funding in 2019 for 46 diseases.

Nov 16, 2022 at 4:44pmWeb
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@Anandiyermd I was just diagnosed in Feb this year. I smoked for 25 yrs quit 18 yrs ago. Pulmonologist have me an inhaler and told me sheā€™d see me in 6 months, that was all she said. Iā€™ve had to learn anything I know on my own. Just scheduled an appt at Vanderbiltā€™s lung clinic they canā€™t see me until next February.