A new U.S. study found Anoro Elipta to be better than Bevespi Aerosphere or Stiolto Respimat at lowering the risk of disease flares in COPD.

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 ...

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 ...

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...

Approximately two thirds of hospitalized adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) received suboptimal treatment with inhalers, mainly resulting from errors, based on data from 96 ...

Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to control their symptoms. Long-acting combination inhalers that contain more than one ...

According to a 2019 WHO report, a typical inhaler containing the propellant HFA-134a has a carbon footprint equivalent to a 180-mile car journey. [File, Standard] In the heart of Nairobi, 12-year-old ...

Some people with asthma need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to keep their symptoms under control. The approval of long-acting, combination inhalers that contain more than one medicine is ...