Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...
Unless they have been taught how to use their dry-powder inhalers, patients may not be getting any medication, a German pulmonologist reports. Siegfried Wieshammer, MD, studied 224 consecutive asthma ...
Results showed that a dry powder inhaler loaded with umeclidinium and vilanterol produced a 14% lower risk of moderate or severe COPD flare-ups, compared to a metered-dose inhaler loaded with ...
New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are ...
Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk ...