Allergy/Asthma News

The medical community recognizes World Asthma Day on the first Tuesday of each May to spotlight the progress made in asthma care and the challenges that remain.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.

Young infants with lower lung function and impaired skin barrier function experienced greater risks for developing asthma by age 3 years, according to a study published in Allergy.

Biologics designed to counter type 2 inflammation reduced asthma exacerbations in real world settings, with dupilumab having the most impact, according to a study in he Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Increased exposure to nitrogen dioxide from U.S. stoves may be responsible for approximately 50,000 cases of current pediatric asthma, with marginalized groups incurring more exposure than the national average, according to a study.

Technoderma Medicines has dosed its first patients in its phase 2a clinical trial of topical TDM-180935 ointment for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, the company announced in a press release.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Christina E. Ciaccio, MD, MSc, about the advice she would give her younger self when she became an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

Infants and children with cow’s milk allergy and multiple food allergies had high gaps in nutrition, decelerated growth and unbalanced bone metabolism, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Early exposure to tree and weed pollens in urban environments increases the risk for developing childhood asthma, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal.

Discovery of higher GSDMB expression in children with a genetic defect linked to asthma explains why they commonly experience viral infections and face an elevated risk for asthma, according to study results.