Asthma
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Minimal differences between biologics approved for severe asthma
“We know relatively little of the comparative effectiveness or safety of biologics approved for the treatment of asthma.”
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Biologics reduce exacerbations in severe asthma
Approximately 90% of severe asthma patients treated with biologics continued to use them.
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Mepolizumab curbed corticosteroid use for severe asthma
A majority of adult patients reduced their use of maintenance corticosteroids and experienced fewer clinically significant exacerbations.
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Frequent asthma deteriorations? Check for bronchiectasis
Annual exacerbation rates were higher in patients with bronchiectasis.
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Antibiotics during pregnancy may increase child’s risk for asthma and other atopic diseases
“It is estimated that 20%-25% of pregnant women receive at least one course of an antibiotic during this time period.”
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NIAID trial to test asthma drug in disadvantaged urban children
“We need to find out how well approved asthma drugs work for disadvantaged children of color living in urban areas.”
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‘Smart inhalers’ may help diagnose and treat asthma – if used
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NAVIGATOR steers uncontrolled asthma toward calmer seas
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More evidence links asthma severity to age of onset
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Gaps in follow-up care put kids with asthma at risk of severe recurrence
Dr. Bardach’s group estimated that, for every 30 children who have follow-up visits with a physician, one would avoid a return trip to the ED for...