21 Aug 2020

Two-in-one inhaler benefits Māori and Pacific asthma patients

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 21 August 2020

The health of Maori and Pasifika asthma patients can be significantly improved by a simplified treatment, a study has found.

Illness and death from asthma is alarmingly high among the group, but research shows adopting a '2 in 1' inhaler approach can reduce the risk of severe attacks by about one third.

Dr Matire Harwood is the study's co-author and spoke to Māni Dunlop.