Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Early onset persistent asthma and late onset asthma have distinct phenotypes with different features and comorbidities impacting disease control, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Workers who participated in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced an increased risk for asthma due to exposure to total hydrocarbons and PM2.5 air pollutants, according to a study published in Environment International.

Self-reported anaphylaxis in adults appeared positively associated with the number of allergic diseases they had, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Patients with rhinitis and rhinosinusitis frequently suffered from comorbidities that imposed a significant burden on outpatient care, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

About two-thirds of patients who began biologics for asthma exacerbations had suboptimal adherence to maintenance medication in the prior year, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

In a new study published in Pediatrics, researchers concluded that children with asthma have similar risk for for SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with children without asthma.

Phenotype-directed mepolizumab therapy reduced the number of asthma exacerbations among children and adolescents with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma who live in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, researchers reported in The Lancet.

Since 2004, students with asthma have had the right to self-carry and self-administer their quick-relief albuterol inhaler while at school. But what happens if the inhaler is left at home or lost during the school day?

Digital biomarkers derived from portable spirometers and smartwatches show promise as candidate endpoints for use in clinical trials or clinical care of pediatric asthma and cystic fibrosis, researchers reported.

Researchers found an association between larger households and higher naive regulatory T-cell levels, which in turn were associated with less allergic sensitization and disease at age 12 months, according to a study.