Are People With Asthma at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19?
Clinicians initially thought that people with asthma would have worse COVID-19 outcomes, but does current evidence support this theory?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Which Pets, Environmental Factors Contribute to Asthma in School-Age Children?
A Chinese study explored the links between pediatric asthma, household pets, and domestic environmental factors such as mold.
Adult Asthma Linked to Metabolic Syndrome, Adipose Tissue Inflammatory Markers
A Dutch study examined the link between adult onset asthma, metabolic syndrome, and adipose tissue inflammatory markers, including IL-6 and the leptin-adiponectin ratio.
Albuterol/Budesonide Fixed-Dose Combo Looks Promising in Asthma Trials
The combination therapy significantly reduced the risk of severe exacerbations and improved lung function.
Tezepelumab Gets Priority Review for Severe Asthma
The BLA submission included data from the pivotal phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial that assessed tezepelumab in 1061 patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.
Anaphylaxis Risk Compared for Monoclonal Antibodies Used for Severe Asthma
Data mining resulted in 2006 reports of anaphylaxis related to the use of 5 mAbs.
Proof-of-Concept Biomarker-Based Scale Can Predict Asthma Attacks
The novel ORACLE scale (Oxford Asthma Attack Risk Scale) demonstrated potential to predict — and subsequently prevent — asthma attacks using biomarkers of type 2 airway inflammation.
Tezepelumab BLA Submitted for Severe Asthma
The BLA submission is supported by data from the PATHFINDER clinical program.
Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause Linked to Asthma Development
Airway symptoms may develop in menopausal women with no prior history of asthma following the initiation of hormone replacement therapy.
Exploring Autoimmunity in Asthma
Although asthma and autoimmune disease are thought to have mutually exclusive pathogeneses, they both result from a dysregulated immune system.
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