Asthma News

SAN ANTONIO — Patients with asthma in an inner-city population had more favorable COVID-19 outcomes than patients who did not have asthma, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Patients with asthma who used a daily self-assessment with their digital inhalers reported better medication adherence, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Small-airway obstruction, which cannot be seen with conventional X-rays, was observed in a virtual chest X-ray enhanced by phase-contrast imaging, according to study results published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

SAN ANTONIO — Stress management, breathing strategies and mindfulness can help patients with asthma control their anxiety and experience better outcomes, Tamara Hubbard, LCPC, said in this Healio exclusive video.

SAN ANTONIO — Only 13.7% of the videos about asthma on the social media platform TikTok are medically accurate, with just 9.8% posted by a professional practitioner, according to data presented here.

SAN ANTONIO — Elevated cognitive impairment appeared linked to weak asthma control among older adults, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Patients with asthma and obesity faced elevated risks for poor outcomes related to health, money and hospitalization, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Patients with asthma who experienced intimate partner violence had higher predicted rates of uncontrolled asthma, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Children with high levels of total cholesterol may be at risk for asthma later in life, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Patients with severe asthma and allergic rhinitis experienced fewer exacerbations after taking a biologic for 6 months, with greater decreases seen for biologics other than omalizumab, according to the CHRONICLE study.