Asthma

Asthma in the Elderly: Important Considerations for Diagnosis and Treatment

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Asthma in the elderly remains underrecognized, undertreated, and a challenge to properly diagnose and treat.

Asthma and the Gastrointestinal Microbiome: Is There a Causative Link?

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

It has long been acknowledged by the medical community that there is some link between asthma and gastrointestinal symptoms.

The Asthma-Mental Health Connection: Expert Clinicians Weigh In

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Patients with asthma have demonstrated an elevated risk for depression and anxiety that is potentially twice as high as that in the general population.

Variables in Bronchiolitis Hospitalization Not Linked to Higher Asthma Diagnoses

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Bryant Moeller

Although >50% of infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis were diagnosed with asthma within 5 years of discharge, no hospital-based variables were linked to higher diagnosis rates.

Single Inhaler Triple Therapy Can Improve Lung Function in Uncontrolled Asthma

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Adding long-acting muscarinic antagonists to the treatment regimens of patients with uncontrolled asthma taking inhaled corticosteroids plus long-acting β2 agonists reduces exacerbations and improves lung function.

Does Racism Influence Increased Prevalence of Asthma in Black Children?

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Bryant Moeller

The continual threat of racism brings about chronic stress exposure for black children with asthma and may be a factor in the higher prevalence of childhood asthma in black populations.

Benralizumab Approved for Self-Administration With New Prefilled Autoinjector

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Steve Duffy

The FDA has expanded the approval of Fasenra (benralizumab; AstraZeneca) to include self-administration with the Fasenra Pen, a prefilled, single-use autoinjector.

Children With Anxiety, Depression Have Higher Rates of Asthma-Related Emergency Visits

Children with asthma and anxiety, depression, or both have increased rates of asthma-related emergency department use.