Pulmonology

Sterilizing or hand washing pacifiers doesn’t have the same allergy-suppressing benefits as sucking on them, according to new research.

In a real-world setting, omalizumab improved UAS scores, DLQI scores, response scores, and saw a similar or better safety profile.

The therapy saw similar safety and efficacy profiles across the BORA, SIROCCO and CALIMA studies for the treatment of asthma.

About 21% to 74% of patients with AF will also have obstructive sleep apnea. What is one medical center doing to find these patients in their cardiology department?

The FDA has approved revefenacin (YUPELRI) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The FDA has accepted Sanofi’s supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for priority review of dupilumab (Dupixent) in patients aged 12 to 17 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

The most reliable practice for helping a patient quit is comprehensive, and catered to their medical, physical, and financial goals.

Patients with inappropriate medication use lived farther from their preferred pharmacy than those with appropriate use—a median distance difference of just more than 1 mile.

The interleukin pathway-targeting monoclonal antibody has been previously approved for adult atopic dermatitis, and is being considered for a handful more inflammatory or allergic conditions.

Investigators used EHR data to identify epilepsy patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea and refer them for polysomnography.