Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

With $31 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, researchers will investigate the effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids and azithromycin, used either alone or together, in treating asthma.

Birth by cesarean section was associated with an increase in risk for childhood asthma, researchers reported in European Respiratory Journal.

Rates of asthma and respiratory allergy among children decreased from 2007 to 2018, with variations based on race, ethnicity, income level and other demographics, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Intercontinental migration showed a positive association with allergies among adults from ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, compared with participants of Dutch origin, according to a letter published in Allergy.

Tailored metered-dose inhaler education was more effective compared with brief intervention for improving asthma patients’ inhaler techniques, but those with low health literacy may benefit less, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

Infants exposed to acid suppressant medications did not experience an increased risk for allergen sensitization in early childhood, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Single-inhaler triple therapy with the extra-fine formulation of beclometasone, formoterol fumarate and glycopyrronium was cost-effective in adults with uncontrolled asthma, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

Among patients with asthma, those with metabolically unhealthy obesity had significantly greater odds for visiting an ED for asthma symptoms in the previous year than patients with metabolically healthy obesity, according to a study.

Gastric emptying studies may benefit patients with persistent symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis who do not respond to treatment, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Mepolizumab reduced the need for maintenance oral corticosteroids and systemic corticosteroid bursts among patients with severe asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.