Allergy/Asthma

Texas Children's Hospital was named the top hospital for pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery in the 2023 to 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Children with a history of allergy to COVID-19 vaccines or pre-existing conditions that put them at higher risk for a reaction safely tolerated testing and challenges, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Ambient particulate matter at the 2.5 µm scale and ozone pollution were associated with longer hospital stays for pediatric patients with asthma in the Bronx, according to a study published in Journal of Asthma.

WASHINGTON — Obesity was associated with a greater need for mechanical ventilation among children and adolescents with status asthmaticus, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Mature gut microbiota at age 1 year mediated 63% of the protective effect of older siblings on risk for developing IgE-mediated food allergy in infancy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

WASHINGTON — Clinical training, community engagement and care coordination aim to improve asthma outcomes among Dine children in the Navajo Nation, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Ambient particulate matter pollution at the 2.5 µm scale influenced peak expiratory flow among adolescents in Mobile, Alabama, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Airway sphingolipids were detected in small volumes of nasal fluid taken from children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Children with asthma who lived within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had smaller changes in lung function during an intervention, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — A wireless device that assesses respiratory measures in children with asthma produced results comparable to traditional measurements, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.