Severe asthma linked to increased mortality

MedicalXpress | ماي 04, 2026

Thanks to improved treatments, many people with asthma live good lives. However, for a smaller group—those with severe asthma—the picture is different. A new study within the Nordic research collaboration NORDSTAR, based on data from more than 11,000 patients, shows that the risk of death is significantly higher in this group. In fact, people with severe asthma have nearly twice the risk of dying prematurely compared to other asthma patients, according to the study published in the European Respiratory Journal.