Pulmonology

A group of pediatric patients were able to sustain desensitization 4 weeks after stopping the daily oral immunotherapy.

Investigators also identified 3 distinct phenotypes that contribute to hospitalized patients with acute asthma exacerbation.

How far in advances of care have we come, what issues are most pressing in the field now, and what specialties with be involved in future meetings?

The introduction of biologics such as dupilumab have opened avenues of care for patients with overlapping disease.

The biologic's indications for inflammatory diseases are greatly varied and still developing, and it owes some of that to recent advances in disease prognosis.

The AAAAI 2019 president explains why research is already dedicated toward improving investigative peanut allergens.

The Regeneron VP explains how dupilumab could possibly serve as a complimentary therapy to Aimmune's investigative food allergy therapy.

The Program Chair explains how the meeting has improved over 3 decades, and highlights his favorite sessions to come at the 2019 meeting.

Asthma risk and lung disease development can occur as easily and as frequently with smoking alternatives as it does with combustible cigarettes.

A new Cleveland Clinic study has programmed EHRs to limit the rate of chest X-rays among patients. How has it helped both their stay and treatment progression rates?

A new cohort from the Cleveland Clinic shows that the index could allow ICU clinicians to know whether a patient needs prone positioning or ECMO.

Both sex- and age-specific therapies could come to clinical asthma field in upcoming years.

A novel method to inactivate HCV in donor lungs could allow additional transplants without post-transplant antiviral treatment.

The EPIT skin patch is still seeking indication as the first peanut allergy desensitization therapy to reach the market.

Harvard University investigators found that both diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione initiated changes in gene expressions that reduced the number of ciliated cells, and impacted how well they functioned.

Researchers determined that no relationship existed between haptoglobin polymorphism and frequent exacerbator status, though a negative one existed between exacerbator status and current smoking habits.

Nicotine was detectable on children’s hands, even when caregivers reported not smoking around the child.

Only a few studies have examined over-diagnosis, which investigators note is common if the diagnosis is based on symptoms alone or on a pre-bronchodilator spirometry.

Smokers assigned to e-cigarettes were more likely to remain abstinent than those offered nicotine-replacements like patches or gum. But questions about vaping safety remain.

The organization has provided five-year updates to its recommendation of therapies for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

The 2 patient groups have often been grouped into a singular 'Latino' designation in previous pediatric asthma studies. These findings show it's not an accurate representation of either group.

The Mylan product has been approved as 3 different dosing strengths, inidicated for both asthma and COPD care.

UAB investigators sought to learn if neutrophil elastase exists in an exosomal form, and whether these exosomes could potentially bypass alpha1-antitrypsin inhibition to contribute to COPD.

Patients hospitalized for exacerbations due to asthma have a 29% longer stay if treated early with antibiotics.

Recent research suggests African Americans have a asthma-related mortality rate 10 times greater than non-Hispanic white children.