Top in allergy/asthma: Call to action on climate change; ED visits for pediatric asthma
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The current state of climate change and biodiversity crises appears to meet WHO’s criteria for a global health emergency, according to an editorial published in more than 200 health journals.
The authors called on the United Nations, political leaders and health professionals to address both crises together to “preserve health and avoid catastrophe.” It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.
The second top story was about how social determinants of health impact children with asthma. Researchers found that those aged younger than 5 years who scored low on the Child Opportunity Index (COI) were at greater risk for ED visits compared with those who had higher COI scores.
Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:
200 health journals call separation of climate, biodiversity crises ’dangerous mistake’
More than 200 health journals simultaneously published an editorial calling on the United Nations, political leaders and health professionals to recognize how climate change and biodiversity are a single global health emergency. Read more.
Neighborhoods with more opportunity associated with fewer ED visits for pediatric asthma
Lower census tract Child Opportunity Index scores were associated with higher risks for ED visits among children with asthma aged younger than 5 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Read more.
Single dose of peptide reduces grass pollen allergic inflammation
Patients experienced a rapid reduction in allergic inflammation caused by an intradermal grass pollen challenge after one dose of a first-in-class peptide, according to a press release from Revolo Biotherapeutics. Read more.
Specialized T cells may trigger asthma in older men
A cytotoxic CD4+ tissue-resident memory T-cell subset may be critical in driving airway inflammation and remodeling among men with severe asthma, according to a study published in Med. Read more.
Meet the Board: Amanda Michaud, DMSc, PA-C, AE-C
As asthma and allergic diseases grow in prevalence, clinical practice must adapt to meet these changes. Physician assistants are helping to meet the growing patient demand by working collaboratively with their physician colleagues. Read more.