News & Updates

In the CONVIN-SING* study, there was a favourable risk-benefit ratio for COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) who have received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

A small positive-expiratory pressure (PEP) device that can be used on-demand shows promise for improving the lives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study.

Long-term treatment with dupilumab is well tolerated, and its efficacy in children with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma as seen in the VOYAGE study is consistent, according to the EXCURSION open-label extension study. In addition, patients who switched from placebo to dupilumab has improved rapid lung function.

A novel once-a-day inhaler for asthma that contains a fixed-dose combination of the corticosteroid mometasone furoate (MF), the long-acting beta-agonist indacaterol acetate (IND), and the long-acting muscarinic antagonist glycopyrronium bromide (GLY) appears to have a favourable effect in patients with persistent airflow limitation (PAL), according to a post hoc analysis of the IRIDIUM study.

The phase III STELLAR trial lives up to its name, delivering stellar results and offering hope for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare, progressive, life-threatening disorder affecting the heart and lungs, by adding sotatercept – a novel first-in-class activin signalling inhibitor – to background therapy.