Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

Biomarkers — such as nasal fluid, saliva and urine samples — can be used to explain the connection between cold temperatures, oxidative stress and asthma flare-ups, according to a study published in Pediatric Research.

While attending a conference in Canada, Sarah A. Bendien, MD, a respiratory physician at Haga Teaching Hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, realized the way asthma and pregnancy care were organized in her home country was not ideal.

As asthma and allergy continue to affect more people, the importance of advanced practitioners in enhancing patient safety, addressing health care disparities and increasing treatment access has come to the forefront of patient care.

Healio has compiled June’s most-read news in asthma and allergy.

SAN DIEGO — As a constellation of satellites orbits the Earth, researchers, health care providers, policymakers and other stakeholders in respiratory health can harness their power, said John Haynes, MS, of NASA’s Earth Action Program.

SAN DIEGO — Asthma remission may occur more often with the use of biologics, but non-white patients receive fewer biologics than white patients, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Patients with severe asthma saw less escalation of care after uncontrolled disease, with non-white patients showing significantly less care, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

SAN DIEGO — Bronchial epithelial gene expression did not differ between type 2 and non-type 2 pediatric asthma before or after rhinovirus infection, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Asthma prevalence varies widely among Asian American and Pacific Islander children, a group that often is aggregated in studies, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Greenness and foliage may have protective measures when it comes to respiratory outcomes in Bay Area communities in California, according to a poster shown at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.