Dr. Roach shares a link to a video, but having your doctor watch you use it is the best way to verify you're doing it right.

Here is a detailed guide on how to use an inhaler and instructions for getting the most out of your medication.

In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma /chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medications, but you didn’t tell us how to properly use them. I’d hate ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many people manage their asthma with an inhaler — but they may not be using it correctly. Studies show that nearly 90% of patients with an inhaler make at least one ...

This handheld device has some pros and cons, so we tapped experts for everything to know before you buy one yourself. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images Over-the-counter medications are all that some ...

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”). This kind of “rescue inhaler” brings quick relief ...

Albuterol is a common rescue medication that people with COPD can use as an inhaler or nebulizer. Side effects are usually mild, but rare and serious cardiac side effects can occur. Albuterol is a ...

Medics have warned that some asthma sufferers using blue inhalers could be putting their health at risk. More than seven million Brits are living with asthma, according to Asthma and Lung UK. An ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...

Climate change is making asthma worse, as hotter temperatures increase ozone pollution and wildfires and make pollen season longer. But asthma, ironically, is also making climate change worse: ...

Sea otter diagnosed with asthma after being exposed to wildfire smoke. — -- A Seattle sea otter is learning to use a life-saving new toy: An inhaler. Dubbed "Mishka," the sea otter was diagnosed ...