Pre-COPD Current and Former Smokers Not in the Clear for Airway Disease But symptoms in tobacco-exposed people with preserved spirometry not tied to pulmonary decline Aug 01, 2023
Tick-Related Meat Allergy Lurks Under the Radar, Unfamiliar to Many Clinicians say they would welcome guidelines for alpha-gal syndrome diagnosis, management Jul 28, 2023
Pediatric Allergic March Supported by Nationwide EHR Data Constellation of comorbid allergic conditions common among children Jul 26, 2023
Nixing Food Triggers Could Ease More Eosinophilic GI Disorders Remission in stomach and duodenum, improved symptoms seen Jul 20, 2023
Oral Challenge Alone May Be Enough to Rule Out Penicillin Allergy Faster, cheaper process deemed safe for low-risk patients with questionable allergy label Jul 18, 2023
Infant Egg Allergy Unaffected by Mom's Early Postnatal Diet Randomized trial shoots down a potential strategy for allergy prevention Jul 10, 2023
Food Allergy Burden Higher in Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans Household income also tied to prevalence Jun 14, 2023
None of Your Patients Are Safe From Wildfires We must do more to protect people from the health risks Jun 13, 2023
Schools Aren't Prepared to Treat Asthma Attacks Every school should have a stock albuterol program Jun 06, 2023
Dual Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor Improved Lung Function in COPD Patients Ensifentrine also reduced moderate-to-severe exacerbations May 24, 2023
Biologic Reduced Cough, Phlegm in Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma Separate trial analysis of tezepelumab showed no significant differences by sex May 24, 2023
Real-World Data on COPD Combo Inhalers Favor LAMA-LABAs Reduced exacerbations, pneumonia hospitalizations seen versus ICS-LABAs in observational study May 23, 2023
Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality In retrospective study, 54% mortality rate for those with mucus plugs in 3 or more lung segments May 22, 2023
Dupilumab Reduces COPD Exacerbations Lung function and symptoms also bettered with biologic in patients with type 2 Inflammation May 22, 2023
Economic Impact of Racial Health Inequities; Obesity and Cancer Risk Also in TTHealthWatch: exercise and infectious disease risk May 20, 2023 podcast
Kids' Asthma Improves After Moving to Better-Resourced Neighborhoods Helping families move to areas with less pollution or stressors eased symptoms, exacerbations May 16, 2023
Falls and Mortality; At-Home Versus In-Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement Also in TTHealthWatch: a peanut allergy patch for young children and orphan drug profits May 13, 2023 podcast
FDA Panel Backs Needle-Free Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis Choice of alternative route with nasal spray outweighs possible risks, panelists say May 12, 2023
FDA Staff Grapples With Absent Clinical Efficacy Data for Nasal Epinephrine No precedent for approval of noninjectable epinephrine for anaphylaxis, noted agency reviewers May 10, 2023
Mysterious White Blood Cell Disorder Not Just 'AIDS Without HIV' Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia not so heterogenous after all May 03, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
Doctors Warn About Portable Oxygen Machines Sold Online OTC devices don't work as well as prescription devices -- if they work at all, study shows Apr 27, 2023
'Step-Down' Approach to Baby Formula Shows Benefit for Milk Allergy After 1 year with extensively hydrolyzed formula, 48% of babies developed immune tolerance Apr 26, 2023
RSV Infection in Infancy Linked to Later Asthma Could preventing RSV infections reduce childhood asthma by 15%? Apr 20, 2023
Lousy Sleep Compounds Genetic Risk for Asthma in Adults Twofold higher risk in people with poor sleep patterns and high genetic susceptibility Apr 03, 2023
'Enhanced' Eczema Treatment Cut Food Allergy Risk, but at What Cost? Early skin treatment in infants reduced weight and height compared with conventional approach Mar 29, 2023
Introducing Allergenic Foods Early Tied to a Reduction in Later Allergies However, meta-analysis finds high rates of study withdrawal across studies Mar 27, 2023
Marginalized Groups May Benefit More From Decreasing Air Pollution Race, not income, was primary sociodemographic characteristic distinguishing exposure levels Mar 24, 2023
Digital Inhalers May Improve Uncontrolled Asthma Management Digital tools led to increased adherence and less medication escalation, trial reports Mar 23, 2023
Long-Term Exposure to Extreme Temps Tied to Newborn Lung Function Exposure to both heat and cold associated with decreased lung volume, higher respiratory rates Mar 17, 2023
Routine Bronchoscopy May Help Guide Therapies for Severe Asthma Procedure helped identify tissue-blood eosinophil mismatch, treatable comorbidities Mar 15, 2023
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Risk of Long COVID in Young Adults Continued efforts to reduce ambient air pollution levels are needed, researchers say Mar 10, 2023
Early LRTIs Tied to Risk of Premature Adult Death From Respiratory Diseases Infection might disrupt or reflect disrupted childhood lung development, researchers say Mar 08, 2023
Study Reassures on Asthma Med Use in Pregnancy and Kids' Neuropsych Risks Use of leukotriene-receptor antagonists not tied to risks of ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome Mar 07, 2023
Very Low-Dose OIT Shows Efficacy for Peanut-Allergic Kids Plus, for sesame-allergic kids, oral desensitization effective with crushed sesame seeds, tahini Mar 02, 2023
Avoiding Just This Dietary Trigger Helps Resolve Eosinophilic Esophagitis Easier alternative to six-food elimination diet shown effective Mar 01, 2023
Stress-Related COVID Vaccine Reactions May Mimic Anaphylaxis ISRR may contribute to elevated rate of "allergic" reactions, small study suggests Mar 01, 2023
Sustained Benefits With Mepolizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma A fifth of patients no longer needed oral steroids 2 years after starting biologic Mar 01, 2023
Peanut-Allergic Kids With Other Food Allergies, Eczema See Responses With EPIT Will epicutaneous immunotherapy be a lower-burden alternative to oral immunotherapy? Feb 28, 2023