Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

BOSTON — Using virtual asthma coaching improved asthma control in poorly controlled patients, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Community engagement can help stock inhaler programs for underserved rural schools succeed, according to two posters presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

During assessments of episodic memory, processing speed, and inhibition and attention, children with vs. without asthma had poorer scores, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

BOSTON — Macrolides likely reduce severe exacerbations and improve quality of life and asthma control among patients with asthma, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Later age at natural menopause may be a risk factor for asthma, potentially due to prolonged estrogen exposure, data from a longitudinal study show.

The fire that started at the Marck Industries Recycling Center in Rogers, Arkansas, on Oct. 16 prompted local officials to issue a hazardous smoke warning and advise residents with respiratory problems to shelter indoors.

BOSTON — Patients taking benralizumab experienced more asthma exacerbations than patients taking mepolizumab, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Students and faculty from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, worked together in an innovative pilot course that led them to document a CSX coal terminal’s impact on air pollution on the Curtis Bay neighborhood.

BOSTON — Combined treatments were associated with reduced asthma exacerbations compared with short-acting beta agonists alone, based on a review presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.