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These inhalers help prevent flares and keep symptoms from getting worse. They're called control inhalers because they have medicine that controls inflammation. Use yours as often as your doctor tells ...

World Asthma Day 2026: Are inhalers are safe? Can frequent use signal uncontrolled asthma? Doctor busts myths as education is key to managing asthma.

correctionAn earlier version of this column misidentified Altria Group as the purchaser of an inhaler device manufacturer. Philip Morris International purchased the inhaler device company. This ...

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 ...

Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use. If you ...

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Ill., are taking the expertise they’ve acquired studying automotive fuel injectors and applying it to medical inhalers such as those used by asthma ...

While not generally recommended, using an expired albuterol inhaler may still be safe in urgent situations. However, it may be less effective in controlling asthma symptoms. Most inhalers, like ProAir ...

Medicare Part B covers nebulizers and their accessories if prescribed for at-home use. It also covers medications used with the device. To qualify for coverage, you must have a diagnosis supporting ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...