Persistent Asthma

Children with asthma who visited an allergy specialist were 21% less likely to visit the ED or be hospitalized compared with children who did not, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Asthma is associated with increased work absences and loss of productivity, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Patients with severe asthma saw less escalation of care after uncontrolled disease, with non-white patients showing significantly less care, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

WASHINGTON — In a population of 1,000 adolescents with asthma, most had smartphone and internet access, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Adults with moderate to severe persistent asthma receiving rademikibart every 2 weeks showed greater improvements in lung function at week 12 compared with patients assigned placebo, according to topline results from a phase 2b trial.

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.

Long-term azithromycin treatment increased lumen radius and lumen area in patients with severe persistent asthma, but did not affect bronchial wall thickness, according to new data published in Respiratory Medicine.