Lack of Asthma Control More Likely With COVID-19-Related Anxiety
Second study shows most parents of children with food allergy report unchanged or decreased food allergy-specific anxiety during pandemic.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients With Severe Asthma
Are patients with asthma more susceptible to the effects of GERD due to epithelial dysfunction associated with asthma?
Prenatal Occupational Disinfectant Use Tied to Child Allergies
Risks for asthma, eczema increased in offspring of pregnant women with work-related disinfectant use.
Racial, Ethnic Disparities ID’d in Pediatric Acute Asthma Care
Spanish-preferring Latine children had higher odds of clinic visits for asthma exacerbation than non-Hispanic Whites.
Asthma Researcher Creates Parent-Child Shared Management Team
The Clinical Advisor interviewed Jennifer Sonney, PhD, APRN, about what led her into asthma research and the innovative VR programs for stress management she is developing at the Sonney Research Lab.
COVID-19 Severity in Patients With Asthma: Impact of Atopy and Other Factors
A Spanish study of patients with asthma who contracted COVID-19 assessed the link between COVID-19 severity and atopy, asthma phenotypes, and patients’ clinical and demographic characteristics.
Gut Microbiota, Diet, and Allergic Asthma Phenotypes in Children
How does consumption of processed food by children with atopy and asthma affect the gut microbiota and disease severity?
Escalation to Biologics in Asthma: The Role of Suboptimal Treatment Adherence
To what extent are patients with uncontrolled asthma switched to biologics due to poor treatment adherence vs lack of maintenance therapy efficacy?
Trends That Will Transform Asthma Care in 2022
ACAAI Asthma Committee Chair Dr Jon Romeo predicts novel monoclonal antibodies and an emphasis on precision medicine could transform asthma care in 2022.
Top January 2022 FDA Drug Approvals
January 2022 FDA drug approvals include treatments for asthma, psoriatic arthritis, insomnia, and atopic dermatitis.
Tezspire Now Available for Treatment of Severe Asthma
Tezspire is a first-in-class human monoclonal antibody that works by blocking thymic stromal lymphopoietin, an epithelial cytokine involved in the initiation and persistence of airway inflammation.
Severe Asthma Update: Triggers, Treatment Research From ACAAI and Tezspire Approval
Recent updates on severe asthma include real-world data on triggers, efficacy of benralizumab and dupilumab, and the approval of Tezspire as add-on maintenance treatment.
COVID-19 Hospital Admission Up for Children With Uncontrolled Asthma
Increased risk for those with previous hospital admission or 2 or more courses of oral corticosteroids.
Dedicated Inhaler Technique Reduces Exacerbations in COPD and Asthma
Does teaching proper technique for inhaler use to COPD and asthma patients measurably affect their health outcomes?
Does Nutrition Play a Role in Asthma?
Patients who have asthma or who have children who are at risk of developing asthma may wonder what they can do to prevent or control the condition. Does nutrition play a role in helping or worsening asthma, and what can you tell your patients?
Asthma, Smoking, Chronic Sinusitis Tied to Early COPD Risk
Large study of Hispanic adults shows association with risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before age 50.
Asthma, COPD Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Individuals should continue to receive asthma care and take asthma medications during the pandemic.
Risk for Asthma at Age 4 Years Higher After Pneumonia in Infancy
Risk slightly higher after introduction of nationwide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Baseline Cytokine Levels May Predict Patients’ Response to Benralizumab in Severe Asthma
Patients with severe asthma with low baseline cytokine levels responded well to benralizumab therapy.
Asthma Flares Down Among Black, Hispanic Patients During Pandemic
Greatest decrease seen for those previously working outside of the home and in those without ‘allergic-type’ inflammation
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