Asthma News

A new study highlights different patterns of clinic and ED acute care use for asthma among non-Hispanic Black and bilingual Latino children compared with non-Hispanic white children.

The Th2 cytokine IL-13 appeared to play a significant role in protecting people with allergic asthma against the damaging effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in March.

The use of disinfectants during pregnancy appeared associated with increased risks for asthma and eczema in offspring at age 3 years, according to an observational population study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

As Healio celebrates National Doctors' Day today, we recognize dedicated physicians we spoke with over the past year about how they are working both in the clinic and beyond to improve allergy, asthma and immunology care.

Patients with severe asthma experienced decreased exacerbations, hospitalizations, ED visits and corticosteroid exposure 5 years after treatment with bronchial thermoplasty, researchers reported.

An online weight loss intervention for people with obesity and asthma significantly improved asthma control and quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Even low-dose treatment courses of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma can lead to adrenal suppression including fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting and psychiatric symptoms, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

In utero exposure to bisphenol A appeared associated with greater odds of asthma and wheeze among school-age girls, according to a study published in Environment International.

Patients with severe asthma saw significant reductions in exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use, exacerbation-related health care resource utilization and medical costs with benralizumab, according to recent research.