Asthma News

WASHINGTON — Children with asthma who lived within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had smaller changes in lung function during an intervention, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — In elementary school children with asthma, greater relative humidity in classrooms heightened the risk for upper respiratory infections, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — A wireless device that assesses respiratory measures in children with asthma produced results comparable to traditional measurements, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — By screening for unmet social needs and working with community linkage programs, providers can mitigate disparities in asthma care, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Patients, physicians and the symptom-based Asthma Control Test overestimate asthma control, but the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire does not, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

WASHINGTON — A debate at the American Thoracic Society International Conference changed some minds about whether providers could or should combine and overlap biologic treatments to treat severe asthma.

Accessia Health and MedicoCX have teamed up to raise up to $1 million to improve access to care for patients with asthma and allergies, particularly those in medical treatment deserts.

WASHINGTON — Providers can measure mucus plugs directly with computer tomography and indirectly with MRI imaging, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Oscillometry was a successful objective measure of lung function among children presenting to the ED with acute asthma, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Solar and geomagnetic activity may improve symptoms and lung function among urban children with asthma, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.