Asthma News

Among adults with asthma, several exercises, such as yoga and breathing training plus aerobic training, improved measures of lung function, according to results published in Annals of Medicine.

Bronchial thermoplasty improved outcomes for patients with severe asthma, but its effectiveness varied based on the patients’ baseline profiles, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

In England, the risk for hospitalization for asthma in the summer was heightened when temperatures rose, according to results published in Thorax.

Patients with moderately or poorly controlled asthma experienced improvements in asthma control after using a mobile app for 8 weeks, according to a study published by medRxiv.

Inhaler technique deteriorates within 12 months of clinical instruction among patients with asthma and COPD, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

With temperatures rising and heatwaves occurring across the U.S., this summer season has the potential to seriously harm patients with asthma, COPD and other lung conditions.

Lower vitamin K levels appeared associated with declines in lung function measures and greater risk for self-reported COPD, asthma and wheezing, according to study results published in ERJ Open Research.

Persistent use of gas stoves was associated with new-onset or persistent asthma among children and adolescents in Puerto Rico, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Children with asthma aged 6 years to younger than 12 years had similar reductions in exacerbations with omalizumab regardless of race, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Infants with a food allergy experience a greater risk for deficits in lung function and for asthma at age 6 years, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.