Gov. Maura Healey says Trump is withholding nearly $900K in asthma-related grants

Gov. Maura Healey said the Trump administration terminated just under $1 million in grant dollars promised to the state to address asthma in Western Massachusetts, a move the governor argued undermines efforts to improve residents’ health. The federal …

Sanofi Sales, Profit Beat Expectations on Higher Demand for Skin, Asthma Drug

School-Based Asthma Therapy Boosts Asthma Control, Cuts Acute Health Care Use

THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — School-based asthma therapy (SBAT) can help improve children’s asthma control and decrease acute health care utilization, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical …

Warning to anyone who uses an asthma inhaler

Asthma inhalers are a vital tool to help manage the common lung condition, but medics have warned that some users of blue inhalers are not using them correctly. Blue inhalers, also known as reliever inhalers, deliver a dose of a short acting bronchodilator …

Patients with asthma reminded of the increased risk of severe asthma attacks from overusing blue inhalers

This reminder follows updates to product information and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for short-acting beta 2 agonists (SABAs), including salbutamol and terbutaline, which are used to relieve sudden asthma symptoms …

Global Asthma Improvements Leave Low-Resource Regions Behind

Photo Credit: iStock.com/Chinnapong A recent study finds that deep regional disparities persist, although the global asthma burden has declined significantly over the past three decades. Over the past three decades, the global burden of asthma has …

Frequent Use of Antibiotics in Infants and Toddlers May Increase Asthma/Allergy Risk

Changing time of day for taking asthma medication could improve symptoms – study

A mid-afternoon puff of a preventer inhaler could be the best way for a person with asthma to keep their symptoms under control, according to a new study.Academics, led by experts from the University of Manchester, found that if a person with asthma takes …

Detection of Inadequately Controlled Asthma in Adults Using Impulse Oscillometry and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Introduction Asthma is a common chronic airway disease affecting 1–29% of the population in different countries from the Global Asthma Network Phase I, a multi-country cross-sectional population-based study.1 It is characterized by airway obstruction …

Health chiefs issue warning to anyone who users an asthma inhaler

24 April 2025, 14:57 A teenage girl using a blue asthma inhaler. Health chiefs have warned users about relying on them. Picture: Alamy People with asthma are being warned they are at increased risk of severe asthma attacks if they just rely on blue …