COPD, Asthma Inhalers Produce Staggering Amounts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Propellants in metered-dose inhalers are the biggest culprit Aug 29, 2024
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 30, 2024
Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms Lower for Kids Who Got COVID Vax Data further support recommendations to vaccinate, physician says Jul 03, 2024
Air Pollution in Childhood Tied to Bronchitis Symptoms in Adulthood Link largely persisted when researchers adjusted for childhood respiratory conditions Jul 01, 2024
The Dirty Truth About Scented Candles YouTuber and physician Dr. Mike discusses possible dangers of burning candles Jun 27, 2024
'Striking' Disparities in Specialty Care for Kids With Asthma on Public Insurance Those on Medicaid had a 55% lower odds of specialist care versus the privately insured Jun 19, 2024
People Flock to Indian City to Swallow Live Fish as 'Miracle Cure' for Asthma But scientific groups and others say there is no proof behind it Jun 14, 2024
Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equations Magnitude of differences "substantially larger in children of Black race," researcher noted May 28, 2024
GLP-1 Agonists in Adolescents and Young Adults; Benefits of Cancer Drug Trials Also in TTHealthWatch: early diagnosis and treatment of COPD and asthma May 25, 2024 podcast
BTK Inhibitor Likely to Get a Pass to Phase III in Uncontrolled Asthma Phase II trial misses main goal, but drugmaker set to forge ahead May 24, 2024
Finding Undiagnosed Asthma, COPD and Treating It Shows Benefit in Trial Healthcare utilization for respiratory illness halved while quality of life, symptoms improved May 20, 2024
Study Offers Clues on Asthma Control for Patients With Concurrent Diabetes Compared with metformin, some newer diabetes agents linked with more acute exacerbations May 10, 2024
When Red-Hot Isn't Enough: CDC's Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta as Most Dangerous Level Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death Apr 23, 2024
IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining How health professionals can help confront climate change Apr 18, 2024
COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids Less exposure to respiratory viruses, other asthma risk factors during pandemic may have helped Apr 12, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Severe Asthma Drug Add-on maintenance therapy benralizumab now indicated for children ages 6 to 11 years as well Apr 11, 2024
Why Do Kids of Smokers Wheeze Less When Mom Took Vitamin C During Pregnancy? Outcomes appear to be mediated by vitamin C's effect on improved airway function Apr 08, 2024
Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits? The new clean car standards provide health and climate benefits alike Apr 07, 2024
Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise Also in TTHealthWatch: molnupiravir in immunocompromised people with COVID Apr 06, 2024 podcast
Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children "Yet another motivator for therapies to maximize lung function" Apr 03, 2024 video
Benralizumab Proves Effective for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis More patients in MANDARA trial were able to stop oral corticosteroids than with mepolizumab Mar 20, 2024 video
Are Your Patients' Allergies Worsening? Climate Change May Be at Play Taking action, no matter how small, matters Mar 17, 2024
Three Trials Examine Dupilumab in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma Our roundtable of experts discuss the VESTIGE, QUEST, and TRAVERSE trials Mar 12, 2024 video
Indoor Pest Exposures Tied to Respiratory Issues in Kids With Asthma Mice, cockroach allergens associated with upper respiratory infections with reduced lung function Feb 29, 2024
Dupilumab Cuts Lung Inflammation, Breaks Up Mucus Plugs in Asthma Patients In VESTIGE trial, IL-4/IL-13 blocker also improved airway volumes and airflow Feb 26, 2024
Asthma Control Better With Biologic-Corticosteroid Combo Post hoc data showed durable benefits over high-dose corticosteroid alone Feb 26, 2024
Benralizumab Matches Mepolizumab for Rare Vasculitis Similar rates of patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis achieved remission Feb 23, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Are Your Patients Prepared to Switch Their Asthma Inhaler? With the discontinuation of Flovent, we must prevent gaps in care Jan 12, 2024
FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough Agency cites efficacy concerns in review of P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant Dec 21, 2023
Asthma Attacks Decreased Among Black Patients During the Pandemic Protective measures may have played a part in reducing respiratory virus exposures Dec 18, 2023
Drug Candidate for Chronic Cough Rejected by FDA Panel Gefapixant's benefit not clinically meaningful enough, panelists say Nov 17, 2023
Unclear if Chronic Cough Drug Has Meaningful Benefit, FDA Reviewers Say Previously rejected gefapixant will face agency's panel of outside experts on Friday Nov 16, 2023
Asthma-Tracking App Shows Some Promise for Reducing ED Visits No benefit for the privately insured in trial, but participants on Medicaid had lower risk Nov 14, 2023
Many Primary Care Docs Unfamiliar With Biologics for Asthma In a survey, 42% of PCPs said they were "not familiar" with biologic therapies for asthma Nov 13, 2023
'Uncertain' Link Between Allergic Diseases and Long COVID, Review Finds Pre-existing asthma, rhinitis showed some correlation with post-COVID conditions Nov 10, 2023
Severe Asthma in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults: What Can We Do? Tugba Kaplan, MD, believes it is imperative to implement targeted interventions Oct 25, 2023 video
Albuterol-Budesonide Improves Lung Function in Asthma Fewer severe exacerbations over albuterol alone in post hoc assessment of MANDALA study Oct 18, 2023 video
Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults Have Higher Risks for Severe Asthma Asthma attacks that required steroids were more likely among these patients vs straight patients Oct 11, 2023
Concept of 'Asthma-COPD Overlap' Still Alive Despite Detractors Is it a moot point under the treatable traits paradigm? Oct 10, 2023
