Friday 31 August 2018

'Life changing' asthma treatment that burns away muscle in airways could help 200,000 at risk of suffocating attacks

'Life changing' asthma treatment that burns away muscle in airways could help 200,000 at risk of suffocating attacks A specialist asthma treatment is to become widely available on the NHS in a move that will bring relief to patients suffering frequent "terrifying" attacks.

In changes proposed by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice), which recommends what treatments are funded on the NHS, patients with asthma that cannot be controlled with inhaler medication will receive bronchial thermoplasty.

Nice have said the procedure is safe and can reduce the severity and frequency of attacks. The Independent

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