Popular weight-loss jabs could help in asthma too

GLP-1 drugs work in a different way on the lungs than steroids, which may be why they help with asthma control in those taking them. — Pixabay

Weight-loss jabs could help minimise asthma symptoms in obese people, according to a study.

The drugs should be explored as a potential treatment for obese people with the respiratory condition, who are “often resistant” to steroids, the researchers said.