Middle/high school students with asthma were found more likely to use 5 different tobacco products vs classmates without asthma.
Dupilumab, Tezepelumab Gain Ground for Severe Asthma but Overall Biologic Adherence Rates Found Low: 2 Studies from 2025 AAAAI/WAO
AAAAI 2025. One study found the 2 newer biologics have been prescribed more frequently while the other suggests asthma treatment may not be optimal or even consistent.
NAVIGATOR: Tezepelumab Reduces Asthma Exacerbations by More than Half
In our latest podcast episode, Njira Lugogo, MD, discusses NAVIGATOR data she presented at ATS 2022 that showed clinical responses to treatment with tezepelumab.
Atopic Dermatitis First, Now Onto Asthma for Enveda's Oral Small Molecule Anti-inflammatory Candidate
The investigational molecule with “JAK-inhibitor-like efficacy and IL4/IL13-like safety,” was cleared in Q4 2024 by the FDA for an IND application, the company said.
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Doctors, especially primary care doctors, love stories. We love hearing them from patients and telling them to one another. “Anecdotal learning” it’s called by some (somewhat derisively because it’s not science).
States with Higher COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Saw Reduction in Pediatric Asthma Prevalence
A new study shows that higher vaccination rates were associated with a decrease in the prevalence of parent-reported asthma symptoms in children.
Phase III Trials Show Depemokimab Reduces Severe Asthma Exacerbations with Twice-Yearly Dosing
The high potency IL-5 inhibitor can be administered every 6 months, offering a convenient alternative to other biologic agents for appropriate patients with severe asthma.