Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Tezepelumab reduced exacerbations among patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma across all seasons regardless of their specific seasonal and perennial allergies, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients with asthma who were hospitalized for COVID-19 had less severe disease and lower mortality rates than patients with no airway disease, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy or Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in October.

More than 200 health journals simultaneously published an editorial calling on the United Nations, political leaders and health professionals to recognize how climate change and biodiversity are a single global health emergency.

Patients with asthma, COPD and interstitial lung disease have reduced SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-specific antibody, B-cell and T-cell responses, which signals poorer protection against COVID-19, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

Lower census tract Child Opportunity Index scores were associated with higher risks for ED visits among children with asthma aged younger than 5 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A cytotoxic CD4+ tissue-resident memory T-cell subset may be critical in driving airway inflammation and remodeling among men with severe asthma, according to a study published in Med.

Telehealth and in-person appointments for asthma led to similar outcomes, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

The timing of corticosteroid exposure during pregnancy was not associated with any delays in neurodevelopmental milestones during the first 3 years of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Dupilumab improved outcomes among patients with severe asthma and concomitant oscillometry-defined small airway dysfunction, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.