Allergy/Asthma News

Pediatric ED visits for asthma in Massachusetts decreased 80% this year during the spring COVID-19 surge and lockdown, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The NIH has released new recommendations for the diagnosis, management and treatment of asthma in adolescents and adults, the first updates to federal comprehensive asthma guidelines in more than a decade.

Previous and current use of hormonal contraceptives was associated with a small beneficial effect on asthma exacerbations in reproductive-aged, according to data published in Thorax.

Approximately one in five children and parents reported being bullied due to the child’s food allergy, survey data showed.

In a new study, distinct longitudinal trajectories of asthma and allergies from childhood to middle age were associated with different profiles of extrapulmonary comorbidities and risk for COPD.

Researchers discussed racial and ethnic disparities in various aspects of allergy at this year’s virtual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Patients with skin allergies who wear certain types of face masks may experience adverse events, according to a presenter at this year’s virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

The incidence of asthma in children declined 26% from 2000 to 2014 in British Columbia, Canada, and researchers have linked the decrease to reductions in early antibiotic exposure, mediated by changes in gut microbiota.

AstraZeneca announced positive results from the NAVIGATOR phase 3 trial of tezepelumab, demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in exacerbations in patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

Adults who work permanent night shifts may have an increased risk for moderate to severe asthma, according to findings from an observational study published in Thorax.