Middle/high school students with asthma were found more likely to use 5 different tobacco products vs classmates without asthma.
Digital Asthma Self Management Program Improves Symptom Control But Disparities in Benefit Are Clear
A smartphone-based asthma management program significantly enhanced symptom control, but may require engagement or cultural tailoring to expand the effect.
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.
Circulating Inflammatory Cells Persist in Severe Asthma Despite Biologic Therapy, Study Shows
Research from the Karolinska Institute reveals that therapies such as dupilumab and mepolizumab may not eliminate Th2 lymphocytes, raising concerns about long-term remission.
Eternal Springs
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).
Dupilumab Outperforms Omalizumab in First Head-to-Head Respiratory Study for CRSwNP with Comorbid Asthma
The phase 4 EVEREST study showed statistically significant improvements in polyp size reduction and smell identification ability as early as 4 weeks of treatment.
Half of Adults with Severe Asthma Treated with Tezepelumab Discontinue OCS Use at 52 Weeks: Phase 3b WAYFINDER Trial
The WAYFINDER trial is the first to demonstrate the positive impact of the thymic stromal lymphopoietin antagonist on steroid-dependent severe asthma.