When wildfires ignite, they release tiny particulate matter called PM 2.5. These particles can hang in the air and, when inhaled ... pulmonary disease (COPD), or heart disease — have a higher ...

Certain Medicare plans typically cover at least part of the cost of inhalers for COPD. There are also several ways to further save on costs.

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 ...

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. In ...

Patients with COPD had slightly more major adverse cardiovascular events after initiating single-inhaler triple therapy vs a LABA-ICS inhaler.

Tezepelumab did not significantly decrease moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with placebo, the COURSE trial found.

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080409 Meng-Ting Wang et al, Environmentally friendly inhaler regimens for COPD, BMJ (2024). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q2825 ...

Novartis and Qualcomm are to develop a 'smart' COPD inhaler to allow patients to digitally monitor their medication. The announcement follows similar plans by Novartis's rivals in the respiratory ...

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 ...

“We are proud to continue advancing our asthma and COPD inhaled drug program, achieving key clinical development milestones on schedule,” said Xian-Ming Zeng, Ph.D., CEO of Transpire Bio.