Chronic Cough

This year’s top Healio asthma stories highlighted significant disparities in asthma health as well as the harmful effects of certain cooking and cleaning methods.

The confounder-adjusted likelihood for nonproductive chronic cough in offspring was greater in parents with vs. without this type of cough, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

A prescription for an opioid-containing cough suppressant was found in more adults with chronic vs. non-chronic cough, according to results published in Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease.

At the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, an expert shared ways in which patients can control their pet allergy symptoms without removing pets from the home.

WASHINGTON — Asthma was the most common comorbidity associated with chronic cough in the findings of a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

In a trial evaluating a refractory chronic cough treatment, continuous cough monitoring allowed researchers access to an abundance of data and the treatment’s impact over time, according to a presentation at the Hyfe Cough Science Forum.

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

Both a chronic productive cough and an intermittent productive cough were linked to poor lung function trajectories spanning from childhood to adulthood, according to study results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter declining to approve a new drug application for gefapixant as a treatment for adults with refractory or unexplained chronic cough, according to a press release from Merck.

A 35-year-old high school teacher presents with a chronic cough of 6 months’ duration. The cough is described as dry, irritating and persistent. He has tried every over-the-counter cough medicine that he could find to no avail.