Asthma

Significant improvements were seen in ventilation heterogeneity in patients with severe asthma after 12 months of bronchial thermoplasty.

Prices for care at hospital trauma centers vary across hospitals; drug shortages reached a record high during the first quarter of 2024; although 3 of the biggest makers of asthma inhalers pledged to cap out-of-pocket costs for some US patients at $35, these do not apply to daily inhalers used by the youngest kids with asthma.

COVID-19 likely does not increase the risk of asthma development in pediatric patients, research suggests.

The approval of benralizumab (Fasenra) is supported by evidence from the phase 3 TATE study.

Public health policies should address risk factors among individuals who are most at risk of asthma, researchers suggest.

President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders continue their push to cut the cost of asthma inhalers and prescription drugs in the US.

Patients with acute asthma exacerbations who do not suppress eosinophils after a course of oral corticosteroids (OCS) may have slower clinical recovery, according to one study.

The researchers found that popularity of videos did not necessarily correlate with the quality of information provided in the video.

Dupilumab significantly reduced the risk of exacerbations compared with placebo in children with moderate to severe asthma, regardless of exacerbation history.

Areas with high proportions of Black and Latinx residents face high rates of asthma-related emergency department visits, according to one study.

A study weighed the different comorbidities associated with asthma among a study population based in Finland.

Controlling emissions can lead to significant improvements in public health in surrounding communities, according to one study.

Air pollution exposure during the first 3 years of life was associated with asthma incidence, according to one study.

Improvement across all asthma control parameters was achieved after 12 months of biologic treatment, according to one study.

Changing High-Risk Asthma in Memphis through Partnerships significantly decreased health care use related to asthma among children.

Children treated with dupilumab showed improved lung function compared with placebo group, according to one study.

These modifiable environmental factors were independently associated with asthma severity, according to one study.

This retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy.

A Mendelian randomization analysis supported an increasing causal relationship between asthma and lung cancer risk, particularly in smokers and lung squamous cell carcinoma.

This association remained significant even after controlling for cigarette use and demographic characteristics.

Dupilumab shows long-term efficacy across yearly seasons in patients with type 2 inflammatory asthma.

A recent cohort study finds that prenatal opioid exposure is associated with increased risk of certain immune-related conditions, including asthma.

Asthma can be predicted using non-biological measurements from the age of 3 years, according to one study.

An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations in children, especially those under 5 years, a study suggests.

These findings support the safe use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) regarding the risk of pneumonia among children with asthma, according to one study.