Asthma-related deaths on the rise in Ireland

While asthma death rates are falling in many developed countries, they appear to be rising here - now new research highlights the huge public health burden of managing the chronic disease in Ireland.

New Irish research shows that the current management of asthma is estimated to cost the State €472 million in 2017 - prompting calls for a re-evaluation of the “crisis-led” approach to its treatment.