Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

BOSTON — ICU patients with an eosinophilic asthma phenotype had longer ICU and hospital stays compared with patients without an eosinophilic asthma type, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Patients hospitalized with both asthma exacerbations and COVID-19 had worse outcomes than those hospitalized for either of those conditions alone, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — ICU patients with comorbid asthma with hypocapnia showed a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate and intubation requirement than patients without hypocapnia, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — The impact of e-cigarette use on eosinophil and basophil counts may depend on HIV serostatus, according to a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The respiratory and health impacts of cooking — a ubiquitous household chore often assumed by women — may be underappreciated, with fumes from gas and propane stoves a leading source of asthma, data show.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, also known as AAFA, released its yearly list of the most difficult cities for people with asthma to live in within the United States.

Patients with severe asthma and small airways disease did not respond as well to omalizumab treatment, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

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

Children in Puerto Rico who grew up with a cat in their household were 68% less likely to develop asthma, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Veterans using inhaled corticosteroids did not face increased odds for an asthma-related health care event after short-term fine particulate matter rises, according to a research letter.