Asthma
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Tezepelumab effective in asthma with GERD
Broad-acting biologic reduced exacerbations and use of maintenance steroids in patients that tend to be sicker.
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Endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis has no impact on comorbid asthma
A unique approach to explore the effects of endoscopic sinus surgery in a real-world context.
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Respiratory infections, asthma rise before type 2 diabetes
Taken together, the data suggest that subacute inflammation manifesting in asthma as well as the onset of asthma or an acute infection may be a...
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Navigating chronic cough in primary care
“The most common associated comorbidities were heart failure and hypertension, but also conditions related to chronic pain, mood, and anxiety.”
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Sputum markers may predict remission in eosinophilic asthma
Specific sputum markers were associated with remission after interleukin-5–targeted therapy.
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Practical Considerations for Moderate to Severe Asthma, Part 1: Management, Biomarkers, and When to Refer
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Dietitian-led weight loss program improves difficult-to-treat asthma in obese patients
Clinically important improvements seen in asthma control and quality of life over 16 weeks compared to usual care.
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Frequent visits to green spaces linked to lower use of some meds
Finnish city dwellers who often visited green spaces, such as parks and community gardens, used fewer psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma...
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Asthma ED visits predict failed housing inspections
Asthma ED visits increased more than 1 year before a failed HUD inspection but were not elevated at housing units that passed inspection.
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Climate change magnifies health effects of wildfire smoke in care deserts
About 5.5 million Americans live in the 488 counties where drive times to pulmonologists are an hour or more.
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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.”