Year in Review: COPD Early detection remains elusive, but treatments are reducing deaths Nov 01, 2022
Biologic Dupilumab Shows Sustained Benefit in Asthma Patients Reduced oral corticosteroid use, improved lung function maintained after nearly 2 years Oct 19, 2022
Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Persist; Sex Differences in COPD Treatment Studies from annual CHEST meeting spotlight disparities in care Oct 18, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
Fight Cat Allergies With Newest Asthma Drug? SCIT boosted with tezepelumab made it easier to tolerate cats, or at least allergies to them Oct 13, 2022
A Better Asthma Prediction Tool for Preschoolers? Novel screening tool uses symptom information available in primary care without invasive tests Oct 06, 2022
Less Invasive Emphysema Treatment Matches Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placement gets a boost from CELEB trial Sep 08, 2022
Are My Patients Safe Amid Rising Temps and Worsening Air Quality? The impact on health is real, but clinicians can help Sep 07, 2022
Are Antibiotics Needed for Moderate Acute Exacerbations of COPD? Maybe not for one subgroup of patients, says study from Germany Sep 06, 2022
Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Help Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
Dual Bronchodilators No Help for Symptomatic Smokers With Preserved Lung Function RETHINC highlights why clinicians cannot keep giving these patients COPD meds, researcher says Sep 04, 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
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
Smaller Airways Set the Stage for Worse COPD Outcomes in Women CT scans confirm women have smaller airways, even among never-smokers Aug 02, 2022
Make the Diagnosis: Several Possible Culprits… A 52-year-old man presented to the ED appearing ill and with complaints of cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and fever. Jul 28, 2022
Computer-Based CBT for PTSD; Immune Aging and Life Stressors Also in TTHealthWatch: maternal mortality during COVID Jul 02, 2022 podcast
Make the Diagnosis: Painful Limping and Decreased ROM—Why? A 72-year-old man presented to the doctor with complaints of hip pain and groin pain affecting his left lower extremities that gradually began over the last couple of months. May 24, 2022
First Treatment Approved for Eosinophilic Esophagitis FDA expands dupilumab's label to treat inflammatory condition May 20, 2022
Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change May 20, 2022
For Young Adults, Fewer Burgers May Mean Healthier Lungs Later On "Healthy diet" in youth tied to lower mid-life emphysema risk May 20, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often? Dropping the inhaled steroid seems to help many patients in real-world study 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
ECMO for COVID; Heart Attack Treatment in High-Income Countries; Screen for COPD? Also in TTHealthWatch: Excess mortality from external causes during the pandemic May 14, 2022 podcast
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
Pumping (IV) Iron Linked to Varying Anaphylaxis Risk for Older Adults Study finds risk was low, but unequal across different products 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
Military Exposure to Burn Pits Under Scrutiny Wearable technology, better registries, "compassionate common sense" urged over denials of harm Mar 17, 2022
Antisense Drug Slashed Hereditary Angioedema Attacks in Small Study Donidalorsen also allowed longer intervals between treatments Mar 16, 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
First Drug-Eluting Contact Lens Wins FDA Nod Contact lens releases antihistamine to treat itchy eyes Mar 03, 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