Asthma
Recap
Combination Therapy for Severe Asthma
Patients with severe asthma can experience exacerbations that interfere with daily life. Dr Monica Kraft...
Conference Coverage
School-based asthma program improves asthma care coordination for children
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Nighttime asthma predicts poor outcomes in teens
Teens with sleep disruption from asthma reported not only fatigue, but depressive symptoms and reduced quality of life.
Case Reports
37-year-old man • cough • increasing shortness of breath • pleuritic chest pain • Dx?
► Cough
► Increasing shortness of breath
► Pleuritic chest pain
News
List of COVID-19 high-risk comorbidities expanded
Underlying conditions increase the risk of severe outcomes for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Conference Recap
Severe Asthma Highlights From AAAAI 2021
Dr Mario Castro reviews key studies on severe ...
Recap
Managing Moderate to Severe Asthma in Adolescents
Conference Coverage
Asthma-COPD overlap linked to occupational pollutants
The prevalence and clinical features of asthma-COPD overlap are understudied.
PURLs
An alternative regimen to reduce risk of asthma exacerbations
This study supports the use of an ICS/LABA as needed for adults with intermittent, mild persistent, and moderate persistent asthma.
Conference Coverage
Novel agent shows promise against cat allergy
“We clearly demonstrate that these antibodies decrease the asthmatic response to cat allergen within 8 days, and that these effects last 3 months...
Conference Coverage
Mepolizumab reduced exacerbations in patients with asthma and atopy, depression comorbidities
Few studies have examined the efficacy of mepolizumab therapy for patients with asthma and comorbidities.