Top in allergy/asthma: Undertreatment in jails; peptide for eosinophilic esophagitis
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Researchers identified treatment disparities between incarcerated people with asthma and other chronic health conditions compared with the general population, highlighting an opportunity to improve health outcomes in this population.
While incarcerated individuals represent about 0.85% of the total population with asthma, researchers reported that they only account for 0.15% of asthma prescriptions.
“Improvement in care while incarcerated, including diagnosis and pharmacologic treatment for individuals who need it, may mitigate some of the disparities faced among recently incarcerated individuals once released from correctional facilities,” Jill Curran, MS, a research program manager at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
Another top story was about phase 2 data on a first-in-class peptide in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. According to the manufacturer, patients who received the treatment had a dose-dependent reduction in their peak intraepithelial eosinophil count compared with those in the placebo group.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
Asthma, other chronic conditions undertreated among incarcerated individuals
Individuals with asthma and other chronic illnesses in jail and prison in the United States may be undertreated compared with the general population, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum. Read more.
Q&A: Peptide resets immune system to treat eosinophilic esophagitis
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis taking a first-in-class peptide during a phase 2a randomized, double-blind clinical trial safely experienced reductions in esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count, according to a press release. Read more.
Q&A: Digital inhaler, education program improve adherence, reduce medication burden
Patients who used a digital-based strategy for evidence-based asthma control experienced modest improvements in medication adherence with lower cost and treatment burdens, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Read more.
Socioeconomic deprivation impacts asthma, allergic rhinitis in children with food allergy
Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation may play a role in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among children with food allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Read more.
Providers urged to do more to help patients access care for hereditary angioedema
It was with pleasure that we had the opportunity to review a manuscript written by our colleagues titled “Challenges in the management of hereditary angioedema in urban and rural settings: Results of a United States survey.” Read more.