Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tailored metered-dose inhaler education was more effective compared with brief intervention for improving asthma ...

A phase IV noninferiority trial evaluating the difference between video-based and face-to-face inhaler education for patients with asthma did not find a difference in the endpoints that were analyzed.

A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flareup, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated and misuse is common, putting patients' lives at risk. An education strategy, called ...

A newly validated app called Rafi-Tone, developed by clinicians in the UK, makes using an inhaler with a spacer easier and more fun for young children with wheeze or asthma symptoms. By motivating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New data indicate that patient-directed virtual education yielded similar improvements in inhaler technique as ...

Health professionals tasked with advising patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) how to use inhaler devices properly and what to do about unwanted effects will be aware ...

Virtual and in-person education similarly improve inhaler technique and decrease healthcare utilization. Performance in both groups declined by the same amount following hospital discharge, suggesting ...

A recent study conducted in caregivers of young children with asthma receiving care at an urban, community-based clinic uncovered shockingly low rates of correct use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs).