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 ...

Asthma inhalers can be for quick relief or long-term control. Rescue inhalers work by relaxing your airway muscles to help ...

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a temporary narrowing of the airways triggered by physical activity. It affects up to 90% of children with chronic asthma. Children with asthma may use ...

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, ...

Reduced cost-sharing for asthma medications improved adherence to controller medications among patients with severe asthma. Preventative drug lists (PDLs) for asthma medications, such as combination ...

Corticosteroids are medications that doctors commonly prescribe for asthma. Steroid medications can reduce lung and airway inflammation, helping prevent asthma symptoms. Asthma is a chronic condition ...

The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half. I’m a health law professor at Villanova University, where I study whether patients can get the medicines they ...

New research from National Jewish Health suggests that long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), commonly used in combination asthma inhalers, are not associated with more severe reactions during oral food ...

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, ...