Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Healio has compiled October’s most read news in asthma and allergy.

Following the discontinuation of Flovent in January, ICU admissions, inpatient admissions and ED visits related to asthma rose in comparison with previous years, according to study results from Epic Research.

Pregnant women with mild asthma experienced few extrapulmonary treatable traits, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

BOSTON — Patients with mild asthma lowered their severe exacerbation risk by almost half by using as-needed albuterol-budesonide, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Patients with COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis may soon be able to monitor their diseases by using/breathing through a tool that connects to their smartphone, according to a University of Pittsburgh press release.

BOSTON — Among caregivers of children with asthma, 54% did not “strongly agree” or “agree” that biologics are safe, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — In 2021 vs. 1990, the prevalence of asthma declined in G20 countries, but asthma-related deaths rose, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Among caregivers of children with asthma, only 54% were familiar with oral corticosteroid long-term side effects, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Smokers with asthma were more likely to be prescribed a smoking cessation treatment than smokers who did not have asthma, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — A woman with unexplained shortness of breath had improved symptoms with an electric incense device vs. stick incense, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.