Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Patients with greater impairment before initiating biologic treatment for asthma had better response across all assessed outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Even patients with mild asthma sometimes experience acute exacerbations that require visits to the ED or hospitalization, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Adults aged 28 years faced heightened odds for respiratory symptoms if they began smoking before turning 18 years old, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Air pollution increased the risk for ED visits and hospitalizations due to asthma and other respiratory diseases, according to a poster presented at ERS Congress 2024.

Air pollution and genetic susceptibility increased the risks for progression from asthma to COPD, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Women with asthma required more fertility treatments and experienced more fetal loss in Denmark, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Asthma is associated with increased work absences and loss of productivity, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Racial and socioeconomic inequities were found among children impacted by wildfire smoke that caused asthma-related ED visits, according to a study published by Komodo Health.

Having uncontrolled asthma significantly heightened a child’s odds for sleep-disordered breathing, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

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