Corticosteroid

The timing of corticosteroid exposure during pregnancy was not associated with any delays in neurodevelopmental milestones during the first 3 years of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The timing of corticosteroid exposure during pregnancy was not associated with any delays in neurodevelopmental milestones during the first 3 years of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

HONOLULU — The risk for all-cause mortality was reduced among patients with community-acquired pneumonia who used hydrocortisone vs. other corticosteroids, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

With dozens of topical therapies and systemic treatments available for atopic dermatitis, clinicians have many options. But a pair of reviews in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology may help them narrow down their choices.

The most burdensome adverse events that patients with asthma reported when using inhaled and oral corticosteroids did not always cause them to stop therapy, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

HONOLULU — Children with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma experienced fewer severe exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids when treated with dupilumab, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Many patients with moderate to severe asthma failed to use inhaled corticosteroids in addition to a short-acting beta 2 agonist as a rescue to prevent exacerbations, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Exposure to intranasal corticosteroids did not have any adverse impact on COVID-19 mortality among a general population or among patients with asthma or COPD, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Black children were more likely to require EMS and receive bronchodilator treatment for an asthma episode than white children, but were less likely to receive EMS transport, according to a study published in Prehospital Emergency Care.

The Allergy-Immunology Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters has issued guidelines for the medical management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, according to a review published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.