COVID's Lasting Consequences for Kids Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, details the post-COVID symptoms presenting at his clinic Dec 27, 2022 video
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
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
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
Mepolizumab Cuts Asthma Flare-Ups in Disadvantaged Kids Black and Hispanic children living in urban settings benefited from biologic therapy Mar 01, 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
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
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
Mixed Results With Anti-Interleukin Biologics in Asthma One shows promise; another fails miserably (and mysteriously) Oct 27, 2021
Dupilumab Improves Lung Function for Kids With Asthma Adding monoclonal antibody led to rapid and sustained improvements, study showed Oct 18, 2021
No Burgers for Baby to Minimize Asthma Risk Unexpected consequence seen from "excessive" meat-based foods in infancy Sep 08, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
House Members Argue for Puerto Rico Coal Plant Shutdown Plant is releasing toxic coal ash, sickening the nearby community, lawmakers and witnesses say Jul 01, 2021
Dupixent Improves Lung Function in Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma VOYAGE phase III trial also showed exacerbation reductions May 18, 2021
Asthma Med Adherence: Do High Insurance Deductibles Make a Difference? Study findings may surprise you May 10, 2021
Is Asthma Tx a Breath of Fresh Air for Early COVID-19 Patients? Markedly reduced hospitalizations with inhaled steroid in small, open-label trial Feb 09, 2021
Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Faking Clinical Trial Data Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted to fabricating data for a study of kids' asthma drug Jan 13, 2021
Novel Biologic Effective for Both Allergic, Non-Allergic Asthma Reduced exacerbations, improved lung function Nov 16, 2020
Fixed Triple Therapy Improves Lung Function in Asthma Patients Trelegy Ellipta wins FDA approval as asthma treatment Sep 10, 2020
Asthma and T1D in Kids: It's Complicated Why would an association go in only one direction? Mar 12, 2020
Montelukast Warning Upgraded Existing risk information not prominent enough and needs a black box, FDA decides Mar 04, 2020
Biologics Hold Promise as Nasal Polyp Treatment Omalizumab, dupilumab show efficacy in patient with and without asthma Nov 10, 2019
Asthma Specialists Attack Return of Primatene Mist FDA approval process, clinical need questioned in commentary Jul 07, 2019
New Paint: Another Asthma Trigger in Kids? Small study suggests big increase in exacerbation risk May 24, 2019
Switching Meds Getting More Common in Severe Asthma Patients Newer agents get the call when Xolair fails to control disease May 23, 2019
