Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

SAN ANTONIO — An asthma risk questionnaire was effective in predicting exacerbations for patients over both short and long terms, data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting showed.

SAN ANTONIO — Black children with atopic dermatitis appeared less likely than white children to undergo an evaluation by an allergist, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Corticosteroid use for asthma exacerbations increased during the delta and omicron waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Most physicians appeared unaware of updates to asthma management guidelines more than 6 months after their publication, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Seventy percent of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma on mepolizumab for 5 to 6 years had no exacerbations for 1 year, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Researchers validated the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score, a tool that predicts early-life asthma, across several diverse cohorts of children aged 5 to 10 years, according to study results.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, is now seeking comments on its proposal to change its National Ambient Air Quality Standards for annual fine particulate matter from 12 µg/m3 to a level between 9 µg/m3 and 10 µg/m3.

Oral immunotherapy for egg or peanut allergy appeared safe for children on asthma medication despite greater bronchial hyperresponsiveness in this population, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Dysphonia and laryngeal dysfunction during phonation were more common among patients with asthma than among a group of healthy controls, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Patients with allergic rhinitis and comorbid asthma had poorer health-related quality of life and symptom control than patients who had allergic rhinitis alone, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.