Smoking History May Predict Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Outcomes in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A detailed smoking history may help to inform patient outcomes.
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Associated With Steep Decline in Antibiotic Use Among Children in Israel
Researchers compared trends in antibiotic prescription rates during the period preceding the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), as well as the early and late PCV periods, among Jewish vs Bedouin children.
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
Benefits of Switching From Omalizumab to Mepolizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
Patients who have severe eosinophilic asthma that is uncontrolled on omalizumab may be effectively switched to mepolizumab.
The 6-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test Is Valid, Reliable in Asthma
The 6-minute pegboard and ring test can be used as a valid and reliable test to evaluate functional arm exercise capacity in patients with well-controlled asthma.
Adolescent Boys With High BMI Are at Risk for Moderate to Severe OSA
Adolescent boys with a higher BMI, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and sleep-disordered breathing have an increased risk for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Family History Doubles Asthma Risk for Preschoolers
Asthma rates for boys decline with age but stay steady among girls; rates higher among Black versus non-Hispanic White children during preschool years
Gastrointestinal Infections May Be Associated With Weakened Lung Immunity
Investigators sought to better understand the immunologic mechanisms behind increased susceptibility to secondary respiratory infections.
Benralizumab: Cost-Effective Add-On Therapy for Refractory Eosinophilic Asthma
In patients with refractory eosinophilic asthma, treatment with benralizumab is a cost-effective option to be used as add-on therapy.
Proof-of-Concept Biomarker-Based Scale Can Predict Asthma Attacks
The novel ORACLE scale (Oxford Asthma Attack Risk Scale) demonstrated potential to predict — and subsequently prevent — asthma attacks using biomarkers of type 2 airway inflammation.
Prenatal Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Tied to Childhood Asthma
The cumulative odds ratio for incident asthma in children was 4.28 per doubling of UFP exposure level across pregnancy.
Exacerbations Down in Asthma Patients on GLP-1R Agonists for T2D
Lower exacerbation counts, fewer health care encounters for asthma symptoms seen in asthma patients with T2D initiating GLP-1R agonists
Multispecialty Perspectives on Long COVID-19
Experts in infectious disease, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry share their perspectives on the phenomenon that is long COVID-19.
Some Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Raise Risk for Heart Failure
Researchers aimed to study the associations between heart failure medications and certain systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
Case: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patient With Asthma
The primary treatment goals of ABPA include controlling symptoms of asthma or cystic fibrosis, preventing and/or treating pulmonary exacerbation, decreasing pulmonary inflammation, and reducing the progression of pulmonary disease.
Spirometry Measurements Obtained at Home vs Clinic Evaluated
Spirometry measurements obtained at home had poor agreement with results obtained in the clinic.
High Levels of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Associated With Severe Asthma Exacerbations
Patients with severe asthma who had high levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) were more likely to have asthma exacerbations than those with low levels.
Asthma, COPD Do Not Increase Mortality Risk in Patients With COVID-19
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not appear to increase the risk of mortality in patients with COVID-19.
Exploring Autoimmunity in Asthma: A Clinical Overview Plus Q&A
Although asthma and autoimmune disease are thought to have mutually exclusive pathogeneses, they both result from a dysregulated immune system.
Defining Molecular Endotypes of Allergy, Asthma in Urban Children
High-risk children living in urban neighborhoods in the United States develop specific phenotypes of respiratory health vs disease, which may link environmental exposures in early life to childhood allergic sensitization and asthma.
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