The HCPLive asthma page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on asthmatic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for allergic and severe asthma, and more.
July 26th 2024
These data highlighted new findings on the experiences of children aged 6 to 11 with uncontrolled type 2 asthma treated with dupilumab.
AAAAI 2023 Data Identify Dysregulated Pathways in Hereditary Angioedema Prodromes and Acute Attacks
March 1st 2023Approximately 42% of prodrome-associated DEGs were also associated with hereditary angioedema attacks, indicating that multiple enriched gene networks with common hub genes and upstream regulators are shared between the prodromal and acute attack stages.
Establishing Accurate Case Definitions for Childhood Respiratory and Skin Conditions
February 17th 2023A research letter addresses the challenges of accurately diagnosing asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinitis in children under 5 years old and the use of Read codes and prescription data as diagnostic criteria.
Air Pollution in Urban Areas Linked to Asthma, Inflammatory Responses in Children
January 30th 2023The specific mechanisms involved in associations between air pollution and respiratory illness without viral infection are not understood, especially compared with those of respiratory viruses and asthma exacerbation.
Pharmacy-Supported Digital Medicine Program Improves Asthma Control
September 8th 2022Late-breaking data presented at ERS Congress 2022 show that inhaler sensors and mobile health (mHealth) applications combined with pharmacist counseling improved treatment adherence for patients with uncontrolled asthma.
Study Identifies Pathogenic Cell States, Transcriptional Programs Specific to Asthma
May 18th 2022In particular, airway epithelial cells (AEC) in allergic asthmatic (AA) were shown to upregulate mucus metaplasia, matrix-remodeling, and glycolytic programs while failing to upregulate antioxidant genes.
Nijira Lucia Lugogo, MD: Effectively Monitoring SABA Use with Digital Inhaler Technology
May 16th 2022Dr. Lugogo explains how the ProAir Digihaler was used to accurately monitor SABA use in patients with asthma -many of whom were overusing their medication- which could allow clinicians to make appropriate changes to treatment.
Western US Resident, People of Color and Impoverished Increasingly Impacted by Poor Air Quality
April 21st 2022The 2022 State of the Air report from the American Lung Association highlights growing disparities in coastal-based ozone and particle pollution, amid wildfires and shifts in regulatory policies.