Pam Brick Patients taking biologics for severe asthma who switch biologic therapies share certain characteristics, including high blood eosinophil counts, younger age, and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory diseases (AERD). These were among…
Ron Goldberg In children with asthma, adverse clinical outcomes are affected by the child’s baseline levels of serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), blood eosinophils, and allergen sensitization. Additionally, allergen sensitization and inhaled corticosteroid…
Ron Goldberg Alveolar concentration of nitric oxide (CalvNO), a marker of distal airway inflammation, greater than 7 ppb is highly specific for an asthma attack and improves prediction of an…
Steve N. Georas, MD,aPatrick Donohue, MD,bMargaret Connolly, MD,a and Michael E. Wechsler, MDb J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Oct; 148(4): 953–963. Abstract Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by…
Commentary – Open Access Stephanie Korn, Peter Howarth, Steven G. Smith, Robert G. Price, Steven W. Yancey, Charlene M. Prazma & Elisabeth H. Bel Respiratory Research volume 23, Article number: 45 (2022) Abstract Background Long-term use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) is associated…
Naveed Saleh The following article is a part of conference coverage from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, being held in Phoenix, Arizona, from February 25 to…
Sheila Jacobs There is a need for research into novel therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with severe asthma, given that GERD is a known contributor to exacerbation…
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…