Asthma

AAAAI 2024. Indoor mouse and cockroach, but not cat and dog, allergen exposure were associated with URI outcomes among children with asthma.

AAAAI 2024. Patients with asthma who received dupilumab plus medium-dose ICS had improved lung function and asthma control vs those who received placebo plus high-dose ICS.

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The risk of cough and asthma in persons with severe depression was 3.32 times and 2.84 times higher, respectively, than that in those without depression, reported researchers.

Past month use of cannabis was associated with 43% greater odds of asthma than no use of the drug; odds were 2-fold greater with use of blunts.

New data suggest that dupilumab is safe for long-term use among patients with moderate-to-severe asthma or OCS-dependent severe asthma.

The risk of asthma and poor outcomes was even greater among children with both conditions than among adults in this first study to compare the 2 populations.

Use of dupilumab also eliminated the need for use of a rescue inhaler in more than one-third of treated patients and the number of inhalations needed for others.

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A new meta-analysis found prevalence of asthma higher in countries with better air quality, higher income status, and health care access.