Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Survey eyes trends in care of severe pediatric asthma
Interspecialty differences in the management of pediatric severe acute asthma patients persist.
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The many faces of formaldehyde contact allergy
ATLANTA – Beware the various clinical presentations of formaldehyde allergy and the variable thresholds to trigger allergic contact dermatitis.
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Oral agent found promising for subset of chronic rhinosinusitis patients
ATLANTA – Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis tolerated dexpramipexole well and showed robust and tissue eosinophil–lowering activity.
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Parental perception of asthma may predict future acute visits
For low-income and minority children with asthma, parents’ perception of a child’s asthma control may be an important predictor of future acute...
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Survey finds chronic rhinosinusitis common, burdensome
ATLANTA – Results from a large cross-sectional survey of adults who meet diagnostic symptom criteria for chronic rhinosinusitis reveal that most...
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FDA grants Hodgkin lymphoma indication for pembrolizumab
On March 14, the FDA approved pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients who have refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma, or...
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Chronic rhinosinusitis associated with poor sleep quality
Results from a popular self-reported sleep questionnaire correlated positively with sinonasal inflammation, suggesting that patients with chronic...
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Gender impacts risk of atopic diseases
ATLANTA – Obese females who live in urban settings are significantly more likely to develop atopic diseases, compared with their male counterparts...
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In children, peanut IgE levels increase over time
ATLANTA – Among a cohort of children diagnosed with peanut allergy who were followed since 2001, peanut IgE levels increased significantly over...
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Tree nut allergy responds to immunotherapy
Long-term walnut oral immunotherapy induces clinically relevant treatment response in tree nut allergic children.
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Ask patients about sexual function at first visit
LAS VEGAS – Addressing the topic of sexual health with patients can prove challenging, especially if the patient is experiencing difficulty in...
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When atopic dermatitis is really contact dermatitis
ATLANTA – What’s the best way to determine whether it’s atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis?
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Long-term peanut sublingual immunotherapy found safe
ATLANTA – Peanut sublingual immunotherapy induces clinically significant desensitization in the majority of subjects.
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Chronic rhinosinusitis exacerbation factors identified
ATLANTA – Clinical factors associated with acute exacerbations of chronic rhinosinusitis include female sex, nonwhite race, and a higher body mass...
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Maternal vitamin E isoform levels possible marker for infant wheezing risk
There’s a new possible marker for infant wheezing risk.