Asthma

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.

Asthma and allergy drugs such as montelukast and cetirizine were among a list of drugs frequently implicated in major drug-drug interactions.

The study authors note that the Best Asthma Control Test for School Children and Adolescents (Best ACT-S) complements a previously developed questionnaire that assesses preschool-aged patients with asthma.

Two posters presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting evaluated real-world biologic utilization for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

Researchers assessed care and costs incurred by people with asthma, who account for a large share of hospital admissions.

This year’s most-read asthma articles included the impact of extreme weather events, neighborhood determinants of health, and other risk factors for asthma exacerbations.

A phase 4 study found severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of high-dose inhaled steroids.

The study’s investigators suggest the results in this patient population may indicate rises in clinically diagnosed viral infections from viruses other than SARS-CoV-2 following pandemic lockdown changes.

Triple therapy may improve asthma symptoms, particularly among patients requiring systemic corticosteroids to treat severe exacerbations, a study finds.

Posters presented at ACAAI 2023 Annual Scientific Congress examined dupilumab use in children with moderate-to-severe asthma and in the presence of elevated type 2 biomarkers.