It was the respiratory therapist (RT) in charge of smoking cessation who first showed me a peak inspiratory flow meter with known resistance (PIFr). Dry-powder inhalers require inspiratory force for ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued 'landmark' guidelines for any asthma sufferers still ...
New reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may actually be contributing to climate change. While these inhalers are critically important to saving lives and making it easier ...
Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...
Folks with asthma might better control their symptoms by precisely timing when they use their inhaler, a new study says. A single daily preventive dose of inhaled corticosteroid is best taken at ...
Asthma is a condition where the airways constrict, leading to breathing difficulties. People with asthma may use inhalers to deliver medication to the airways to avoid asthma attacks or to relieve ...
Albuterol is a common rescue medication that people with COPD can use as an inhaler or nebulizer. Side effects are usually mild, but rare and serious cardiac side effects can occur. Albuterol is a ...
Professor Ewan Maule, director of medicines and pharmacy at North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), ...
Advair (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) and Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol) are brand-name prescription medications. They’re approved by the Food and Drug ...
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark the 2026 World Asthma Day today, pulmonologists have raised concerns over the high cost of anti-inflammatory inhalers, warning that this could lead to ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Making asthma inhalers more affordable— new legislation signed by Governor Hochul will eliminate out of pocket costs for the lifesaving medication. “It should not cost so much to ...
World Asthma Day 2026: Are inhalers are safe? Can frequent use signal uncontrolled asthma? Doctor busts myths as education is key to managing asthma.