Asthma News

• Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade Risk for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with an average annual percent change of 9.2%.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2025
• Study Reveals New Insights in Pneumonia Care for Seniors Neutrophil function was impaired, but glycolysis was unaffected in hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis, showed a recent prospective study.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• RSV Vaccines and Treatments Face Global Access Hurdles Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies are reducing RSV hospitalizations, but high costs and limited access in low-income countries hinder global epidemiology changes.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Cost Barriers Influence Adherence to Asthma Care According to a recent study, financial constraint was a major contributor to nonadherence to medications in adults with asthma in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Key Topics in 2025 GOLD Report Include CVD Risk, Spirometry New sections and updates will inform clinical practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2024
• Exclusive-US FDA Finds Widely Used Asthma Drug Impacts the Brain U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some...
  Reuters Health Information, November 22, 2024
• Persistence and Shifts in Occupational Lung Diseases Despite regulations, lung screening is lacking for workers, those exposed to shrapnel, or those located near risky sites.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2024
• New Approach to Avoid Health Risks From Wildfire Smoke For pulmonologists and their patients, increased rates of wildfire raise questions about how best to avoid wildfire smoke harms both now and in the future.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2024
• Fasenra Approved in Europe for Rare Blood Vessel Disorder The drug was originally approved for adults with severe eosinophilic asthma.
  Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2024
• EADV 2024 Nemolizumab Reassures in Long-Term Atopic Dermatitis Study An interim analysis from a long-term open-label extension study has underlined the clinical efficacy and safety of nemolizumab in patients with moderate to severe AD.
  Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2024
• AAP 2024 Recognize the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Cough Most pediatricians are aware of the more common causes of chronic cough, but sometimes unexpected cases come along that require closer attention to key features to narrow the differential diagnoses.
  Medscape Medical News, October 21, 2024
• WHO Says Western Pacific to Miss UN Goal to Cut Early Deaths From Lifestyle Diseases Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases including cancer and diabetes, due to the...
  Reuters Health Information, October 17, 2024
• PCPs Are Key to Halting Atopic March Families rely on PCPs to manage, or ideally prevent, the progression of allergic disorders in young patients.
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2024
• Does Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Underlie Multiple Ills? There is controversy over the diagnostic criteria, with one proposed definition placing it at the center of many other co-occurring complex, chronic illnesses.
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2024
• Advancing Gut-Lung Axis Research The connection between respiratory infections, chronic diseases like asthma, and the gut microbiome drives research toward more effective, targeted treatments for lung diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2024
• CHEST 2024 Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Suffer More Asthma, COPD Complex, nationwide analysis included both social and environmental factors and could inform local and national policy.
  Medscape Medical News, October 14, 2024
• AAP 2024 Preparing for Climate Change's Impact on Allergies, Asthma Not only can pediatricians advocate for policy changes to mitigate health effects from climate change, but they can also make clinical changes to help families prepare for these effects.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2024
• Wildfire Smoke Deadlier Than Other Pollution Wildfire-related air pollution causes higher mortality rates than non-wildfire PM 2.5 in Europe. Experts debate if prescribed fires reduce the risk or contribute to air pollution.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2024
• ERS 2024 AI Aids in Diagnosing Infant, Child Respiratory Illnesses AI models accurately detected lung disease in infants and outperformed trainee doctors in diagnosing respiratory issues, offering a new tool for clinical assessments, studies found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2024
• ERS 2024 Indoor Pollutants May Promote Wheezing in Preschoolers Data showed the need for more attention to reducing indoor volatile organic compounds in daycare settings.
  Medscape Medical News, September 25, 2024