Asthma

In this Healio video exclusive, Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, speaks about a CHEST Annual Meeting session in which he took part that was focused on asthma and COPD overlap.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Patients with asthma faced high risks for exacerbations despite their maintenance medication or disease severity, reported researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The number of patient-reported triggers strongly predicted uncontrolled asthma disease burden, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

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Health care professionals managing COPD are attempting to embrace objective standards in both clinical and research settings.

Adults with persistent asthma, but not those with intermittent asthma, have a higher carotid plaque burden compared with those without asthma, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

As the prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps grew in Finland between 2012 and 2019, asthma increased the need for corticosteroids and surgery as well, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Practices vary in their use of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire in assessing asthma control, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Patients with asthma had a greater risk for ischemic heart disease compared with those without asthma, according to speaker at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.