Join #EFACommunity for World Asthma Day 2025!
World Asthma Day is around the corner and the #EFACommunity is joining forces to call for better asthma care across Europe. Access to early diagnosis, the right treatment and proper education…
Questionnaire for Clinical Diagnosis of House Dust Mite’s Allergy Approved by Delphi Consensus
Tiotiu, A., Braido, F., Kowal, K. et al. Clinic Rev Allerg Immunol 68, 45 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12016-025-09055-0 Abstract Despite house dust mite (HDM)-allergy is the most frequent in the world, no standard questionnaire exists…
World Asthma Day 2025
In celebration of World Asthma Day 2025, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has chosen the theme “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL”. GINA emphasizes the need to ensure that people with…
Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Rudin RS, Plombon S, Sulca Flores J, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(4):e256219. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6219 Key Points Question Does a scalable asthma symptom monitoring intervention improve asthma-related quality of life? Findings In this…
Real-Life Effectiveness of Budesonide/Formoterol as Maintenance and Reliever Treatment via the Elpenhaler® Device in Patients with Asthma: The NOTOS Observational Study
Gogali A, Rovina N, Samitas K, Steiropoulos P, Potonos D, Bertoli M, Papanastasiou P, Ginis A, Kostikas K. J Asthma Allergy. 2025;18:605-618 https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S517932 Aim: Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting β 2-agonist combinations are…
The impact of dosage timing for inhaled corticosteroids in asthma: a randomised three-way crossover trial
Wang R, Maidstone R, Singh D, Ray D, Loudon AS, Simpson A, Durrington HJ. Thorax. 2025 Apr 15:thorax-2024-222073. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222073. Abstract Background Asthma demonstrates a robust daily rhythm, with airflow obstruction…
Surfactant proteins levels in asthmatic patients and their correlation with severity of asthma: a systematic review
Mohamed, S.O., Mohammed, A., Mohamed, T. et al. BMC Pulm Med 25, 182 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03654-5 Abstract Background Surfactant decreases surface tension in the peripheral airways and plays a role in regulating the lung’s…
BTS/NICE/SIGN guideline for asthma 2024: Diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management. How does this compare to GINA 2024?
Gruffydd-Jones K. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2025 Apr 11;35(1):22. doi: 10.1038/s41533-025-00425-x. The British BTS/NICE/SIGN Asthma Guideline was launched in November 2024 and represents a major shift in asthma diagnosis…
Association of eosinophil-to-monocyte ratio with asthma exacerbations in adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data
Xie, C., Chen, J., Chen, H. et al. BMC Pulm Med 25, 172 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03617-w Abstract Background The eosinophil-to-monocyte ratio (EMR) has emerged as a promising biomarker for assessing inflammation in various diseases,…
Connecting the Dots: How MicroRNAs Link Asthma and Atherosclerosis
Zimbru, R.-I.; Zimbru, E.-L.; Bojin, F.-M.; Haidar, L.; Andor, M.; Harich, O.O.; Tănasie, G.; Tatu, C.; Mailat, D.-E.; Zbîrcea, I.-M.; et al. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 3570. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083570…