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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
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RSV Infection in Infancy Linked to Later Asthma

Could preventing RSV infections reduce childhood asthma by 15%?

Apr 20, 2023
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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
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Asthma, Eczema Tied to Osteoarthritis Risk

Suggests OA is not just about wear and tear

Mar 29, 2023
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Marginalized Groups May Benefit More From Decreasing Air Pollution

Race, not income, was primary sociodemographic characteristic distinguishing exposure levels

Mar 24, 2023
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Digital Inhalers May Improve Uncontrolled Asthma Management

Digital tools led to increased adherence and less medication escalation, trial reports

Mar 23, 2023
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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
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Routine Bronchoscopy May Help Guide Therapies for Severe Asthma

Procedure helped identify tissue-blood eosinophil mismatch, treatable comorbidities

Mar 15, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Biologics for Asthma: Who Gets Them and Who Uses Them?

Single-center study finds sluggish prescriptions, but patient-level barriers are also at work

Feb 28, 2023
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Asthma Control Worldwide Remains Less Than Ideal

Income, access to drugs and management plans affect asthma control across age groups, study shows

Jan 31, 2023
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FDA Approves Novel Dual Rescue Inhaler for Asthma in Adults

First-in-class Airsupra combines inhaled corticosteroid and short-acting beta2 agonist

Jan 11, 2023
FDA APPROVED Metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol and budesonide (AIRSUPRA) over a woman using an inhaler
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