This new issue contains the following articles: Environmental Determinants Uncontrolled asthma and household environmental exposures in Puerto RicoKristen N. Cowan MPH, Xiaoting Qin PhD, MS, Krystel Ruiz Serrano MS, Kanta…
Pam Brick A new genome-wide association (GWAS) study of patients with asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) published in Chest in January 2022 has found 8 novel genetic signals associated with both asthma and chronic…
Ron Goldberg Psychiatric conditions were more prevalent in patients with asthma than in patients without asthma, according to findings published recently in Respiratory Medicine. Psychiatric conditions in participants with asthma were…
Francesco Menzella, Elena Bargagli, Maria Aliani, Pietro Bracciale, Luisa Brussino, Maria Filomena Caiaffa, Cristiano Caruso, Stefano Centanni, Maria D’Amato, Stefano Del Giacco, Fausto De Michele, Fabiano Di Marco, Elide Anna Pastorello, Girolamo Pelaia, Paola Rogliani, Micaela Romagnoli, Pietro Schino, Gianenrico Senna, Alessandra Vultaggio, Lucia Simoni, Alessandra Ori, Silvia Boarino, Gianfranco Vitiello, Elena Altieri & Giorgio…
Research Open Access Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Siraj Wali, Amr S. Albanna, Riyad Allehebi, Hussein Al-Matar, Mohamed Fattouh & Maarten Beekman BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 22, Article number: 67 (2022) Abstract Background Eosinophilia is a significant factor in asthma severity; however, the prevalence of…
Ron Goldberg Most adult patients using biologics for severe asthma do not switch biologics, and only a relatively small proportion of patients either switch biologics or discontinue their use. These…
Articles Implementation of an internet-based asthma patient education program in primary care: Results of a single-arm trialChristina Kellerer, Konrad Schultz, Klaus Linde, Benedikt Kohler, Alexander Hapfelmeier & Antonius SchneiderPages: 1-11…
Sheila Jacobs In patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, continuing long-term treatment with mepolizumab has been shown to sustain clinically important improvements in health outcomes. However, patients who discontinued therapy experienced…
Pam Brick Lasting COVID-19 symptoms commonly overlap with pre-existing asthma, leaving affected people struggling to comprehend their symptoms and how to manage them, according to a new study published in BMJ…
Sheila Jacobs Several key risk factors are likely to accelerate the progression from asthma to a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the results of a large,…