Asthma

The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency recently approved a phase 1 study that will test an inhaled mRNA-based drug as a treatment and prophylaxis of respiratory viral infections, according to a press release.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Better biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis are needed for better personalized asthma care, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Sputum neutrophil percentage and levels of eotaxin-1, IL-5 and eosinophil peroxidase may be used to predict remission among patients with severe asthma 1 year after anti-IL-5 therapy, according to a study published in CHEST.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Common allergies and immunological conditions may be underdiagnosed by as much as half among patients who face language barriers, according to a poster presentation.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Virtual coaching improved symptoms among patients who identified as Black with very poorly controlled asthma, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

HONOLULU — Patients with well-controlled asthma who use dupilumab may tolerate a reduction in the frequency of their doses from every 2 weeks to every 4 weeks, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Remote patient monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring can increase access to asthma care, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, said at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

A primary care network reduced asthma related ED visits among its patients by one-third over the course of a decade by implementing a five-component intervention, according to study results published in Pediatrics.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Updates in immunodeficiency and immune disorders were a highlight of this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, Douglas H. Jones, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, told Healio.

Children with asthma were more likely to be hospitalized for asthma-related health issues if their caregiver had a non-English language preference, according to a study published in Pediatrics.