Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

HONOLULU — Adults with severe asthma in the United States experienced a slightly lower mortality rate than prior data showed of similar patients in Europe, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Cladosporium was more abundant in the lungs of patients with poor asthma control compared with patients who had better control, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — As global warming progresses, advocacy by clinicians who can speak about the health impacts of rising temperatures is crucial in evoking change, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Cannabis use may increase mortality and morbidity in patients with acute asthma exacerbations, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Tezepelumab improved outcomes among patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma regardless of BMI, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Clinically significant respiratory disease was significantly associated with childhood wheeze in a low-resource, nonindustrialized setting, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

The most burdensome adverse events that patients with asthma reported when using inhaled and oral corticosteroids did not always cause them to stop therapy, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

HONOLULU — Children with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma experienced fewer severe exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids when treated with dupilumab, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Analyzing real-world digital inhaler data using expert-consensus thresholds on reliever medication use helped find medication overuse and may predict exacerbations, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

High levels of ozone can be particularly harmful to people with asthma, and it turns out that local pollution may actually be generated from other areas.