Allergy/Asthma

Four out of 10 children and adolescents with severe asthma also experienced high levels of fatigue, with poorer asthma-related quality of life, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Epinephrine autoinjector administration competence varied among caregivers, indicating a need for better education, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Infants with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome face risks for iron deficiency, with potential impacts on their growth, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The link between antibiotic use in infancy and childhood asthma has been investigated, revealing a higher risk for asthma with antibiotics, but there remains a question of how the microbiome underlies this, according to a press release.

Severe disease, male sex, family history and prenatal factors were significantly associated with an increased risk for atopic march progression in infants with atopic dermatitis, according to a study.

Most youths with asthma had T17HIGH and T2LOW/T17LOW endotypes of the disease based on transcriptomic profiles of nasal epithelium, according to a study published in JAMA.

AI has shown promise for remote patient monitoring and alerting providers in ICUs, but still has limitations as a clinical tool in pediatrics.

In a set of healthy school-aged children, several lung function measures, including FEV1 and FVC, improved with classroom plus bedroom air purification, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Children with critical asthma in higher vs. lower volume institutions had a greater likelihood of receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and CPAP, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.