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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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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