Master Doctor Search: Asthma
Will Using Antibiotics During Cesarean Lead to Asthma Risk?
Preventative antibiotics should be offered to mothers before undergoing a cesarean section has no link to asthma and eczema in young children.
1 hour ago - Medindia Health
Prepregnancy obesity associated with increased risk for wheeze in offspring
Prepregnancy obesity increased risk for wheeze in offspring, although excessive gestational weight gain generally was not associated with atopy, according to a study published...
5 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
92% of allergy/immunology practices now use telehealth
The use of telehealth expanded in allergy and immunology care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 92% of practices providing such services, according to a survey from the AMA...
20 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
Lebrikizumab shows promise in adolescents with uncontrolled asthma
SAN FRANCISCO - Lebrikizumab reduced exacerbations in adolescents with uncontrolled asthma and had a favorable safety profile, according to results of the ACOUSTICS study. The...
22 hours ago - Healio
Meet the Board: Allison C. Ramsey, MD
Allison C. Ramsey, MD, has a busy schedule. In addition to being an allergist and clinical immunologist for Rochester Regional Health, she is a clinical assistant professor at...
1 day ago - Healio
NAVIGATOR Steers Uncontrolled Asthma Toward Calmer Seas
The phase 3 trial showed high complete response rates and reduced disease burden with tezepelumab vs placebo. Medscape Medical News
1 day ago - Medscape
Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down
SAN FRANCISCO - For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease...
1 day ago - MedPageToday
Probiotic treatment for asthma hailed as breath of fresh air
Biome Australia's treatment is not a cure for asthma, but a comprehensive new study shows it can reduce the number of attacks.
1 day ago - Sydney Morning Herald
NAVIGATOR: Nearly half of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma improved with tezepelumab
SAN FRANCISCO - A higher proportion of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma treated with tezepelumab achieved on-treatment clinical response compared with patients treated...
1 day ago - Healio - 2 articles
Anxiety related to COVID-19 associated with uncontrolled asthma in adults
Adults with high levels of anxiety due to COVID-19 during the first few months of the pandemic were more likely to experience uncontrolled asthma, according to a study...
2 days ago - Healio
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Autumn Covid booster vaccines should be given to ALL over-65s
Health chiefs called for around 25million care home residents and staff, frontline NHS workers and younger vulnerable adults to also be offered top-ups.
This Blood Cancer-detecting Test can Detect More Deadly Forms
The detection of excessive levels of free light chains in a type of blood cancer could benefit early identification and interventions that prevent kidney damage.
Cancer death rates remain highest among Black individuals vs. other racial...
Despite a decrease in cancer mortality among Black individuals between 1999 and 2019, cancer death rates remained highest among Black men and women compared with any other...
Study reveals standard heart attack treatment has “potentially damaging effects”
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and conducted by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine has found that standard...
Vaccine Safety Research Foundation data shows nobody under the age of 60...
Data from over 1,500 death reports showed that nobody under the age of 60 should get the COVID vaccine. An analysis done by the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation Executive...
HUGE stockpiles of baby formula found at the border, proving the shortage...
Video footage has emerged to show that the ongoing baby formula shortage is being deliberately engineered by the powers that be. A massive stockpile of baby formula was spotted...
Britons eat 900 more calories a day than they think - the equivalent of 3...
Researchers at the University of Essex analysed food diaries filled out by over 200 Britons. They then tracked how much energy they actually burned, in order to find any disparity.
Health chiefs probe gay bars and saunas amid monkeypox outbreak in UK
Health chiefs in the UK are probing venues visited by six gay or bisexual men who tested positive in the past week. They include bars, clubs and saunas, according to the WHO.
Top in hem/onc: Clotting risk in long COVID; insurance advice for physicians
A recent study showed that patients with long COVID had a greater risk for abnormal blood clotting. Researchers said the findings suggest there is a potential role for...
More severe CKD increases risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes with type 2 diabetes
SAN DIEGO - Adults with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to the ICU, require mechanical ventilation or die if they have more advanced...