That ICS increases the risk of pneumonia in COPD has been confirmed in many subsequent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies.2–4 In an observational study in this issue of the ...

Background Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use could decrease local immunity of the lung. Concerns have been raised regarding the risk of tuberculosis (TB) development among ICS users. The aim of this ...

A recent population-based study published in the Journal of American Medical Association identified a modest increase in ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

The overall goal of the research work is to localize user needs and discover ways to implement electronics into the inhaler in order to solve the needs and improve the user experience and service ...

In smokers with COPD, LABA+LAMA is more effective than LABA+ICS in preventing exacerbations, regardless of blood eosinophil count.

Dupilumab use in asthma linked to higher lymphoma risk, especially T/NK cell types, though overall mortality was lower, new ...

The GINA 2025 asthma update includes new guidance on T2 biomarkers, asthma in young children, and climate change, as well as many updated charts and tools.

Adults aged 17 years and older using an ICS in a single inhaler may be offered an increased dose of ICS for 7 days as part of a self-management program, when asthma control decreases. When increasing ...

Children with diabetes who inhaled their mealtime doses of insulin did just as well as those who injected insulin under the skin, researchers reported at the American Diabetes Association ...

Thus, inhaled corticosteroids are listed as preferred monotherapy for mild-to-moderate persistent asthma for patients of all ages and as baseline therapy with various adjunctive therapies for more ...

The study suggests that digital inhalers may reduce the incidence of severe asthma exacerbations, particularly in patients at high risk, with an 11% relative reduction, though the certainty of this ...