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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people with asthma and other lung diseases have no idea that commonly prescribed inhalers are helping make the planet warmer. Each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered ...

New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not only less harmful to the environment but can also lead to slightly ...

Asthma inhalers can be for quick relief or long-term control. Rescue inhalers work by relaxing your airway muscles to help ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 16 or less, which implies dementia, predicted errors in using inhalers.

Climate change is making asthma worse, as hotter temperatures increase ozone pollution and wildfires and make pollen season longer. But asthma, ironically, is also making climate change worse: ...