The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) has issued a statement regarding the use of corticosteroids for patients with allergies and asthma.
An international panel selected by the American College of Chest Physicians released recommendations for the noninvasive measurement of airway inflammation and management of cough due to asthma or nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis.
Steroid usage is low in pediatric asthma emergency medical services transports, indicating an area of improvement for prehospital management of pediatric asthma.
Mepolizumab reduced the number of exacerbations in patients with severe asthma, but exacerbations per month remained relatively stable throughout the year without a clear seasonal influence.
Children born to an older mother with a history of asthma were more likely to develop childhood persistent asthma than children born to older mothers without a history of asthma.
Short-term high-dose inhaled or systemic corticosteroid use does not appear to correlate with increased adverse events across organ systems in children aged ≤6 years.
Endobronchial brush samples from individuals with T2-low inflammation had significantly more fungal diversity compared with those with T2-high inflammation.
