Young adults with asthma need to be made aware that their medical needs surrounding asthma will likely change as they age, and it may be necessary to transition to a new practitioner in their future. A new study being presented…
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Continuous Corticosteroids Best for Mild, Well-Controlled, Asthma?
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are recommended as a first-line treatment for asthma, but many clinicians are challenged to determine whether patients with mild, well-controlled asthma should continue or discontinue their ICS treatment. Previous research suggests that for patients with mild asthma,…
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Firefighters exposed to Fort McMurray wildfire have persistent lung damage
Firefighters at the centre of the battle against the massive Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 have persistent lung damage, according to new findings published by a University of Alberta occupational health research team. Those who were dealing with burning organic…
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Short-Acting Beta Agonist Overuse a Global Public Health Issue
About one third of asthma patients have high use of short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) in Europe across all severity levels, said Santiago Quirce, MD, PhD, with Hospital Universitario in Madrid, Spain. High use — defined as three or more canisters…
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Scientists probe mystery of ‘thunderstorm asthma’ event that sent thousands to the ER
Calls to emergency departments spiked in the wake of a thunderstorm that swept over Melbourne, Australia, in 2016. It was a rare outbreak of “thunderstorm asthma,” the most severe ever recorded. Now, a new model, published April 14 in the…
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Why Do Some COVID-19 Tests Hurt So Much?
The one time I got tested for COVID-19, I wound up in the emergency room — but not because I tested positive. During the test, as the technician kept inching the swab deeper and deeper inside my nose, I felt…
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Fewer people sought medical help for severe asthma attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fewer patients with severe attacks were seen by their GP or admitted to hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fewer were admitted to hospital for pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung diseases, show findings from three papers published online in the…
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COVID-19 Isolation and an Infant’s Immune System
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Queirra Fenderson, a first-time mom in Fort Washington, MD, gave birth to her daughter, Arya, at the end of December 2019. On the advice of their…
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Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood
Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments in adulthood, according to a new Stanford-led study. The analysis,…
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