For the 25 million Americans with asthma, inhalers can be a lifeline. But those puffs can hurt the planet. "About three quarters of all inhalers used in the in this country are propellant-type ...

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-colored inhaler (or "puffer"). This kind of "rescue inhaler" brings quick relief from ...

Some asthma patients may start out the new year scrambling for their go-to inhaler – at least that's the concern as Flovent, a popular drug, leaves store shelves starting in January. Earlier this year ...

Discontinuation of asthma drug leaves patients in search of alternative; FDA’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) raises opportunities and challenges; landmark FDA approval signals hope for ...

Concerns over health care’s carbon footprint typically revolve around issues like overly-air-conditioned hospitals and single-use medical supply waste. But researchers like Stanford University’s ...

Many users of a common asthma inhaler are poised to lose it in the new year, possibly due to changes to Medicaid rebate rules from the Biden administration. GSK, manufacturer of the popular branded ...

Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases, affecting people of all ages. It’s so common that in a classroom 1 in 4 children is suffering from asthma. The good news is that with the ...

For Saint Louis University medical students, caring for the whole person is taught early and often throughout their medical school journey. Third-year students Hannah Wiseman (Med ’26) and Krishny ...