Poor treatment of asthma and COPD puts a huge burden on the NHS. For example, £1 billion is spent on asthma treatment in the UK each year and represents 60,000 to 65,000 hospital admissions.

But few would suspect that a critical medical device for millions of people with asthma and COPD—asthma inhalers—could be ...

Inhalers for asthma or COPD can lead to fungal infections in the mouth and throat. To avoid this, you can rinse your inhaler and mouth after each use and consult your doctor about adjusting ...

Individuals with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more vulnerable than healthy controls to ...

Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage typically cover inhalers for COPD. But you may still be responsible for a portion of the cost. If you have chronic ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

People with type 2 diabetes who take GLP-1 and SGLT-2 medications have a lower risk of having COPD symptom flare-ups than ...

Compared with control patients, invited patients spent less out-of-pocket. Patients with COPD had better inhaler adherence when invited to enroll in a program that lowers cost sharing for ...

There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to real-world ...

The Hailie Smartinhaler device has also been cleared for use with inhalers from other manufacturers ... the device directly to patients with asthma and COPD under a 510(k) over-the-counter ...