Asthma

Hospital readmissions for asthma among children aged 3 years and older in Australia increased from 2017 to 2018, researchers reported in Journal of Asthma.

Climate change is having a substantial negative impact on allergies, asthma and other respiratory disorders, according to a presentation given during the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Hybrid Congress.

Patients with asthma who began triple therapy with a single inhaler had better adherence than patients on triple therapy with multiple inhalers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Maintenance and reliever therapy using inhaled corticosteroids and formoterol was associated with lower risk for asthma exacerbations, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

When patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease switch their inhaler regimen, there can be consequences for clinical outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

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

Frequent productive cough is an important indicator of adverse outcomes in individuals with asthma and/or COPD, according to results of the NOVELTY study published in Respiratory Medicine.

The prevalence of non-allergic asthma was elevated among successful competitive cross-country skiers compared with the general population due to their intensive training schedule, researchers reported in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Recurrent episodes of childhood bronchitis appear to be associated with increased risk for lung disease later in life, researchers reported in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

Among other roles, Kelly Maples, MD, can now count herself among the members of Healio’s Allergy/Asthma Peer Perspective Board.