Asthma News

In this video, Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP, discusses highlights from her presentation on advances in severe asthma at CHEST Annual Meeting.

Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP, spoke with Healio about a panel discussion regarding updates in allergy for asthma from the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drug Advisory Committee voted 16-1 in favor of approving the fixed-dose combination of budesonide and albuterol sulfate metered dose inhaler for patients with asthma aged 18 years and older.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Intestinal fungal dysbiosis was associated with asthma severity, particularly hospital use in the previous year, with severity possibly exacerbated by crosstalk between the gut and the lung, according to study results.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As climate change increases the prevalence of damp indoor environments, which can exacerbate respiratory symptoms and diseases, clinicians should be able to advise patients on safe home mold assessment, a speaker said.

Patients with poorly controlled asthma and mucus plugs had significantly more airflow obstruction, type 2 inflammation and severe exacerbations, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Higher prenatal C-reactive protein levels and increases in these levels from early to late pregnancy were associated with childhood asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There are no simple solutions in asthma treatment, as evidenced by a debate that covered airway remodeling and the use of oscillometry among other topics at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The use of acid suppressants among children may increase their risks for incident asthma, atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, according to a systematic review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Experts found both consensus and contention during a roundtable discussion of the use of biologics to treat severe asthma, modelled on the ESPN program “Pardon the Interruption,” during the CHEST Annual Meeting.