Asthma causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making it harder to breathe. Symptoms may include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. These symptoms can vary in ...

Dr. Stephen Wasserman answers the question: 'What Is A Rescue Medicine?' — -- Question: What is a rescue medicine and when is it used for asthma? Answer: A rescue medicine is a medicine used in ...

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases across the globe, with a significant increase ...

Editor's note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Flovent, ...

When Jacqueline Vakil needed a refill for Flovent, her 4-year-old son’s asthma medicine, she couldn’t get it. The drugmaker GSK had stopped making the popular inhaler, back in January. To make matters ...

Despite a declining trend, the number of adults in the U.S. who say they did not adhere to their asthma treatment because of costs remains high, according to an observational study. From 2011-2022, ...

A new study shows that internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) can effectively reduce asthma-related anxiety ...