Sometimes the mind provides the most powerful medicine of all. A new Harvard Medical School investigation in asthma patients shows that the “placebo effect” — in which patients experience real ...

Spirometry was performed repeatedly at each visit. Clinicians should interpret patient self-reports with caution, and clinical trials should rely more heavily on objective outcomes when determining ...

A study on patients who use inhalers found that interventions to improve inhaler techniques and drug adherence are needed. A small study of hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...