Severe asthma can be controlled by a monthly injection, trial finds

Tezepelumab treatment may mean asthmatics for whom inhalers are ineffective can reduce or stop taking steroids

A monthly injection could allow people with severe asthma to stop taking daily steroid tablets, a clinical trial has found.

More than 260 million people are thought to have asthma worldwide. While most can control their asthma with inhalers to treat immediate symptoms and preventive ones to reduce inflammation, those with the most severe asthma often take daily doses of oral corticosteroids as well.