Asthma

Researchers found no association between a positive COVID-19 test and the development of asthma in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — Physicians have a variety of safe and effective biologic choices for treating children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

The FDA approved the use of Fasenra for the treatment of severe asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years, AstraZeneca announced in a press release.

WASHINGTON — Research about how sexual orientation and gender identity impacts asthma is beginning to emerge, but gaps remain, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Children born to mothers with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are not more likely to have childhood asthma than those born to mothers without the disorder, according to a research letter.

Asthma-related ED visit rates rose with exposure to local fine particulate matter, coarse particulate matter and sulfur dioxide, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A researcher from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $750,000 NIH grant to study the asthma risks associated with cleaning and disinfecting agents commonly used by nurses.

As health systems struggle to improve outcomes in underserved populations, they are turning to scientists and physician-scientists who represent these communities. Yet these scientists also need support as they embark on their careers.

After three major pharmaceutical companies said they will enact a monthly $35 price cap on their inhaler products, the Allergy & Asthma Network applauded this move to make treatment more affordable for patients.

Approximately 25 million people in the United States — or 7% of the population — has asthma, the Allergy & Asthma Network reports. But that prevalence is not evenly distributed, with wide variation from state to state and even city to city.