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A Chest cohort study of 47,583 patients found modest shifts towards LAMA and away from ICS/LABA after British Columbia changed drug coverage rules in July 2020.
Researchers developed a points-based score for people without airflow obstruction and validated it in two further cohorts, with higher scores linked to greater risk of developing COPD.
The annually updated Global Initiative for Asthma strategy report, published in the European Respiratory Journal, lists expanded reliever options, revised severe asthma guidance and substantial changes to acute asthma management.