Allergy/Asthma News

Compared with healthy individuals, having undiagnosed COPD or asthma negatively impacted quality of life and led to higher health care usage, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Patients with asthma exacerbations and elevated blood eosinophils and fractional exhaled nitric oxide saw fewer exacerbations with lebrikizumab, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission passed a final rule that bans new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.

MicroRNAs may indicate patients who have hereditary angioedema along with different phenotypes of the disease, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Adults and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis treated with upadacitinib reported year-long improvements in skin symptoms, mental health and quality of life, according to a study.

Websites focused on inhaler technique frequently overlook important preparation steps and device care/maintenance, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Implementing the recent stronger standard for fine particulate pollution revealed that 131 million Americans breathe unhealthy, polluted air where they live, according to a press release from the American Lung Association.

With deep quantum modeling, researchers can go beyond the millions of distinct chemical structures previously accessible to scientists and explore 1060 possible combinations to find treatments for hereditary angioedema and other diseases.

Immunotherapy, biologics, difficult cases, practice management and more are on the schedule of the seventh Food Allergy Support Team Annual Meeting, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, in Dallas.

Zacky Muñoz is once again in front of the California state capitol with his third piece of legislation advocating to advance the safety of school-aged children with critical allergies.