Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications in Infants May Lead to Allergic Diseases However, no meaningful associations were seen with prenatal exposure Jan 10, 2023
Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes Jan 07, 2023 podcast
EPA Favors Stricter Air Quality Standards But are proposed limits for particulate matter pollution enough? Jan 06, 2023
Flu, RSV, and COVID: The Pediatric 'Tripledemic' Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, discusses the "staggering" uptick in cases, hospitalizations Dec 21, 2022 video
Make the Diagnosis: Ring Around His Mouth: Why? A 7-year-old boy was brought to the doctor by his mother regarding a facial rash that had developed over the past few weeks. Can you diagnose the patient? Dec 08, 2022
Kids Exposed to Smoke In Utero Had Better Lung Function If Moms Popped Vitamin C Follow-up findings from VCSIP trial shows better airway flow, decreased wheeze at age 5 years Nov 21, 2022
Asthma Deterioration Slowed With Combination Inhaler Albuterol-budesonide also reduced time with severe exacerbations Nov 14, 2022
Finding Potential Ties Between Baby-Soft Skin and Risk for Food Allergy Later On Are moisturizers to blame for increased chances for childhood food allergies? Nov 13, 2022
FDA Panel Backs Novel Combination Inhaler for Asthma in Adults Only Agency advisors reject budesonide-albuterol sulfate inhaler for children, split on adolescents Nov 09, 2022
Novel Combination Inhaler for Asthma Heads to FDA Panel Agency reviewers ask panelists to consider if extrapolated data are appropriate for younger ages Nov 07, 2022
Biologic Dupilumab Shows Sustained Benefit in Asthma Patients Reduced oral corticosteroid use, improved lung function maintained after nearly 2 years Oct 19, 2022
A Better Asthma Prediction Tool for Preschoolers? Novel screening tool uses symptom information available in primary care without invasive tests Oct 06, 2022
Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Help Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
A Legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Spill: Asthma in Cleanup Workers Risk related to airborne chemicals from burning oil, natural gas Aug 19, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down Correlation bolsters evidence that environmental air quality can be modified to good effect May 18, 2022
Two Drugs Better Than One for 'Rescue' Asthma Therapy Fixed-dose combo inhaler beats good old albuterol May 15, 2022
Healthy Lifestyle and Alzheimer's; Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss Also in TTHealthWatch: Racial groups and Alzheimer's risk, and asthma in Black and Latinx adults Apr 23, 2022 podcast
Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids Can too much cleaning be a bad thing for prospective mothers? Mar 28, 2022
Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine No Problem for Kids With Asthma Contrary to CDC guidance, nasal spray did not increase asthma exacerbations Mar 28, 2022
First Generic OK'd for Popular Asthma, COPD Inhaler FDA approves Mylan's Symbicort copy, reflecting agency's commitment to "increase competition" Mar 15, 2022
Mepolizumab Reduces Need for Oral Steroids in Severe Asthma Some adults on the IL-5 antibody were able to stop taking systemic steroids Mar 02, 2022
Docs Debate Home Spirometry Is it ready for prime time or is it just a toy with possible serious consequences? Mar 02, 2022
Does One Mab Come Out on Top for Boosting Lung Function in Asthma? Dupilumab edges out other biologics, but differences were small in indirection comparison Mar 01, 2022
Kids With Acute Respiratory Failure See Lower IQ Scores Later On Study finds children admitted to a PICU have lower scores than their siblings in future years Mar 01, 2022
Mepolizumab Cuts Asthma Flare-Ups in Disadvantaged Kids Black and Hispanic children living in urban settings benefited from biologic therapy Mar 01, 2022
Many Severe Asthma Patients Achieve Remission on Biologics Year-long freedom from exacerbations without steroids reported in real-world study Feb 28, 2022
Tezepelumab Benefits Asthma Patients Year-Round Biologic consistently reduced the annualized asthma exacerbation rate Feb 28, 2022
Medical Approach May Work in Nasal Polyps With Asthma Omalizumab improves polyp symptom scores with low recurrence rate Feb 28, 2022
Glimpses of Hope for Lebrikizumab in Asthma Subgroup targeting may hold promise for biologic Feb 28, 2022
Dupilumab Continues to Show Promise in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Almost 60% of patients in LIBERTY EoE TREET study achieved remission Feb 27, 2022
Black, Latinx Adults With Asthma Benefit From Inhaled Glucocorticoid Add-On "Shovel-ready" intervention can help reduce disparities in asthma burden, researchers say Feb 26, 2022
Obesity May Pose Breathing Threat for Women Higher BMI linked to COPD, asthma for women during midlife Feb 23, 2022
Can Switching Inhalers Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? DPIs and pMDIs both effective for asthma control, but only one may help the earth Feb 08, 2022
On-the-Job Pesticide Exposure Increases Risk of COPD Large U.K. study shows risk even among never-smokers and those without asthma Jan 25, 2022
Air Pollution Levels Have Improved, but Not for Everyone Analysis suggests worsening racial disparities in the U.S. Jan 12, 2022
Nitrogen Dioxide Air Pollution Continues to Play Role in Childhood Asthma Despite decreases in urban areas over the last decade, low- and middle-income countries see rises Jan 05, 2022
FDA OKs First-in-Class Biologic for Severe Asthma Tezspire is first biologic for this condition with no phenotype or biomarker limitations Dec 20, 2021
Wide Variety of Immune-Mediated Conditions Tied to Cancer Associations often seen in the involved or near organ, but not always Dec 02, 2021
Poorly-Controlled Asthma Tied to Worse COVID Outcomes in Kids Threefold to sixfold higher hospitalization risk depending on definition Nov 30, 2021
