During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...

Switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

Miguel Divo shows his patient, Joel Rubinstein, a dry powder inhaler. It has a much lower carbon footprint than a traditional inhaler while being equally effective for many patients with asthma. Jesse ...

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Switching from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

Most people with asthma and other lung diseases have no idea that commonly prescribed inhalers are helping make the planet warmer. Each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost all of the estimated 1.15 MMT of CO 2 equivalent emissions in 2022 came from metered-dose inhalers. The ...

New reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may actually be contributing to climate change. While these inhalers are critically important to saving lives and making it easier ...

Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow you to inhale a dose of medication to treat asthma symptoms. There are many types of asthma inhalers. They differ in whether they're used for quick ...

Generic prescribing is officially encouraged in the UK.1 Concerns have been raised that there is a potential for patients to be dispensed an unfamiliar device in which they have received no training,2 ...

Scientists are working to develop advanced dry powder inhalers to treat and prevent pulmonary diseases. Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, is ...