Asthma

WASHINGTON — Education will be a priority as Paul V. Williams, MD, takes the helm as American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology president — educating patients, payers and politicians as well as students, researchers and practitioners.

WASHINGTON — Among children with allergic asthma, disease severity between those with vs. without a COVID-19 infection in 2020 was similar when assessed after 3 years, according to study results.

WASHINGTON — Showing more improvement in bronchodilator responsiveness testing was linked to more exacerbations, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Among patients with asthma, various nasal key driver genes are linked to ozone and fine particulate matter exposure, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Among children with atopic dermatitis, low non-lesional skin filaggrin expression during early ages predicted future asthma, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Obesity and metabolic syndrome each increased the odds for asthma in adults, with even higher odds found with both factors, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Among adults with asthma living in Chicago, poorly controlled asthma was linked to Black race and a low education level, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Heightened odds for an asthma attack appeared among current tobacco smokers, women and those with a low education level, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Patients with asthma face heightened odds for chronic cough, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease had higher absolute eosinophil counts than patients with asthma who could tolerate aspirin, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.