Asthma News

WASHINGTON — Representatives from NASA attended the American Thoracic Society International Conference to discuss its Health and Air Quality program and highlight the availability of its data for research and other collaborations.

WASHINGTON — Clinical training, community engagement and care coordination aim to improve asthma outcomes among Dine children in the Navajo Nation, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

With sensors and digital resources from Propeller Health, clinicians at UC Davis Health can closely monitor daily activities of patients with COPD and asthma for early intervention, according to a press release from UC Davis Health.

WASHINGTON — Ambient particulate matter pollution at the 2.5 µm scale influenced peak expiratory flow among adolescents in Mobile, Alabama, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

With more public health benefits and fewer deaths as a result of switching to zero-emission passenger vehicles, the American Lung Association is calling on the EPA to set stronger emission rules, according to a press release.

WASHINGTON — Airway sphingolipids were detected in small volumes of nasal fluid taken from children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Wildfires such as the current blazes in Canada affecting air quality on the East Coast and in the Midwest are dangerous for patients with asthma and other respiratory diseases.

People residing in the East Coast are currently experiencing poor air quality due to smoke and haze from hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

WASHINGTON — Children with severe uncontrolled asthma commonly have eosinophilic airway inflammation, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

As hundreds of wildfires in Canada drive haze and smoke across the East Coast, patients and providers alike may worry about the effect on their health, including asthma and other illnesses.