GLP-1 weight loss medications linked to significant drop in asthma flares
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 GLP-1 weight loss medications linked to significant drop in asthma flaresGLP-1 weight loss medications linked to significant drop in asthma flares
 
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows the use of the new GLP-1 class of obesity drugs in people with asthma is associated with a 26 % fall in the number of asthma exacerbations and a 14% drop in use of asthma inhaler reliever use. The study is by Simon Høj and Dr Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark and colleagues.
 
 
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