Early Win for Gene Therapy in Rare Form of SCID 10 infants were able to make their own T cells; safety good so far Dec 21, 2022
Data on Dupixent in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Now Published First peer-reviewed accounting of efficacy and safety results in pivotal trial Dec 21, 2022
Pharmacogenomic Results Clear to Young Cancer Patients' Families But few guardians shared these results with other care providers Dec 09, 2022
Low-Dose Morphine Not Helpful for COPD Patients With Chronic Dyspnea More research needed to distinguish physiological from behavioral effects of dyspnea Nov 22, 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
New Treatment Options on the Horizon for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Monoclonal antibodies, BTK inhibitor alleviate symptoms when antihistamines fall short Nov 16, 2022
Skin Patch Helped Young Kids With Peanut Allergies More kids had responses, decreased symptom severity, versus those who received placebo Nov 15, 2022
CRISPR Shows Promise for Hereditary Angioedema in First-in-Human Trial No safety concerns reported and swelling attacks declined Nov 15, 2022
Toddlers With Peanut Allergy Tolerate Oral Immunotherapy PTAH, already approved for those ages 4-17, also attenuated the sensitivity in younger children Nov 14, 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
Sped-Up IDT an Option After Flying-Bug Stings Accelerated interdermal skin testing not tied AEs in small study Nov 12, 2022
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
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 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
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
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