Inhaled Steroids Increase Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Infections

Albuterol/budesonide (Airsupra) has now proven effective as novel combination as-needed rescue medication for adults with asthma regardless of disease severity.

In our latest podcast episode, Njira Lugogo, MD, discusses NAVIGATOR data she presented at ATS 2022 that showed clinical responses to treatment with tezepelumab.

Adults with undiagnosed asthma or COPD who were randomly detected and assigned to specialist or usual care all had improved outcomes at 1 year, Canadian authors reported.

Doctors, especially primary care doctors, love stories. We love hearing them from patients and telling them to one another. “Anecdotal learning” it’s called by some (somewhat derisively because it’s not science).

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Tezepelumab, a TSLP inhibitor, reduced COPD exacerbations in individuals with moderate/very severe COPD, regardless of baseline BEC and inflammatory drivers, Amgen said.