Asthma care continues to develop, particularly in how treatment and long-term management are approached. This article outlines current treatment and management recommendations for patients aged 12 and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no previous standard, accepted definition for remission in asthma. The panel unanimously supported ...

With new guidelines for the treatment of moderate to severe asthma, experts noted a shift toward increasing caution in corticosteroid use. "I think the shift from the guidelines and from all the data ...

Scientists have found a new treatment for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that may be more effective than current options. Over the past 50 years, treatment options ...

As evidenced by a debate at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2023, the pulmonology community disagrees on whether the overlap of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a distinct entity ...

“Be wary of [SABA] overuse. It is for when the patient has poor control of their symptoms, but should not be used for routine treatment,” said Holmes, a general practitioner (GP) partner at The Park ...

A peak flow meter is a simple, small, hand-held tool that can help you maintain control of asthma by providing a measurement of how well air moves out of the lungs. After blowing into the device, the ...

Asthma is one of the most common long-term health conditions, so why does getting diagnosed and treated still rely on where you live, who you visit, or even your ethnicity? To commemorate World Asthma ...

There’s no cure for childhood asthma, and the condition won’t resolve as a child ages. However, treatments such as inhalers and oral medications can help keep the symptoms under control. Share on ...