Asthma News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients with asthma who experience anaphylaxis have higher rates of complications, 30-day readmissions and mortality than those without anaphylaxis, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients with type 2 inflammatory asthma experienced sustained, long-term reductions in exacerbations and improvements in FEV1 with dupilumab, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Children aged 6 to 11 years with uncontrolled, moderate to severe type 2 asthma experienced clinical improvements with dupilumab through a 2-year study period, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients on biologic therapies for severe asthma or atopic dermatitis had lower pseudovirus neutralization 6 months after receiving the second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study presented at CHEST 2022.

The CHEST Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, with a broad focus on bringing the pulmonology community back together in person.

Air pollution with smaller particulate matter had stronger associations with childhood asthma than pollution with larger particles, indicating that smaller particles may be more toxic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The addition of breathing exercises to usual care enhanced asthma-related quality of life in patients with incompletely controlled asthma, regardless of severity, without evidence of causing harm, according to study results.

Patients who used the Reliever Digihaler System had greater odds for better asthma control compared with patients who used standard inhalers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

A noninvasive and validated symptom-based screening tool identified children who were at high risk for asthma as early as age 3 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

A dashboard revealed disparities that exist among patients with moderate to severe asthma who visited the ED, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.