Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

WASHINGTON — Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and sufficient exposure to vitamin D at age 12 months were associated with less asthma and recurrent wheeze by age 3 years, according to data presented here.

WASHINGTON — Most families of children with asthma in an urban population reported at least one measure of deprivation, most frequently housing issues, according to data presented at ATS 2023.

Children with asthma who moved from distressed neighborhoods and into low-poverty neighborhoods experienced significant improvements in symptom days and exacerbations, according to a study published in JAMA.

Information about nutritional treatment for the atopic triad on YouTube tends to be dubious, with a recent study of 91 videos by Høj et al. classifying 65% of them as misleading and only 32% of them as useful.

Poor mental and social health among caregivers of preschoolers with wheeze was associated with more symptoms and wheezing among those children, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The American Thoracic Society International Conference will be held May 19 to 24 in Washington, D.C., with a broad focus on advocacy and global health in many different forms.

Individual and aggregate social needs were associated with poor asthma control among a population of predominantly under-resourced children, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

As demand for allergy and asthma care grows, physician assistants now have a greater role in providing that treatment. The Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology aims to support these professionals with its upcoming conference.

The information in YouTube videos about the nutritional treatment of atopic diseases tends to be poor and include misleading content, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The risk for regular and severe future exacerbations in children aged 1 to 5 years with severe wheeze can be found through bronchial remodeling, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.