Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

WASHINGTON — Reminders included in electronic health records improved the use of preventive medication and reduced health care utilization for asthma, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Individuals with asthma and other chronic illnesses who are incarcerated do not receive the same levels of treatment as individuals outside of the correctional system, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum.

Dysfunctional breathing was a frequent comorbidity among children and adolescents with asthma, with correlations with perceived poorer asthma control, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Wheeze when resting, age, age when diagnosed with asthma and BMI can “reasonably well” predict patients with asthma who are likely to have small airways dysfunction, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Patients with atopic diseases may be at an increased risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Popular websites that provide educational information about asthma to patients varied in readability and quality, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

With many U.S. citizens still at risk for air pollution exposure, the American Lung Association is urging the Biden administration to speed up execution of their clean air plans, according to an association press release.

In late October 2022, the FDA declared a shortage of albuterol sulfate inhalation solution 0.5%, and as of early April the shortage is still in effect, according to the administration’s website.

Patients who used a digital-based strategy for evidence-based asthma control experienced modest improvements in medication adherence with lower cost and treatment burdens, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation may play a role in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among children with food allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.