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Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
4 points by geox 2 hours ago | hide | past | web | 1 comment | favorite





Massive. But, injectables are still a barrier for many people. Social acceptance has risen with semaglutide.

If they can find a way to get rapid delivery to bloodstream with inhaler or nasal delivery I think they will get wider acceptance but in the end, if something akin to an epipen is achievable, thats great.

As the article says, its astounding how little progress has been made in the last 50 years.

Thunderstorm related sudden asthma onset is a thing which emerged into the news recently (last 10 years) -it may account for unexpected surges in deaths, alongside the burdens of air quality.

COPD, I thought we had more options in exercise but maybe thats also limited?




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