Allergy/Asthma News

May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, “a perfect time” for primary care physicians to brush up on the best approaches to diagnosis and treatment, according the president-elect of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Treatment with benralizumab in adults with severe, uncontrolled asthma was well tolerated for up to 5 years, with a long-term safety profile consistent with previous phase 3 trials.

Dupilumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations and improved lung function within 2 weeks in children aged 6 to 11 years with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma with evidence of type 2 inflammation.

A presenter at the American Thoracic Society International Conference provided an update on the latest clinical evidence from phase 3 studies of tezepelumab in a broad population of patients with severe asthma.

Morning use of once-daily controller medications for asthma and COPD was common and associated with higher adherence than afternoon and evening use, according to results presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Teens and young adults who report current e-cigarette use have increased risk for developing asthma and experiencing asthma exacerbations, according to data reported at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Patients with adult-onset asthma and long-term obesity had more asthma exacerbations and respiratory-related hospitalizations compared with patients with normal weight at diagnosis over 12 years of follow-up, researchers reported.

Children hospitalized for asthma exacerbations and treated with ibuprofen spend less time in the hospital than those treated with acetaminophen, data presented at the virtual Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting showed.

The number of inpatients with a penicillin allergy label at a children’s hospital approached 9%, according to results from a retrospective chart review presented at SHM Converge — the virtual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine.

May 5 is World Asthma Day. The Healio Editors have compiled a list of recent asthma news in recognition of World Asthma Day.