Britt Gambino

Asthma may be well-controlled in children with morbid obesity with participation in the Breathmobile.

The majority of patients who had participated in prior peanut immunotherapy clinical trials were able to safely continue consuming peanuts, suggesting that food equivalents may be a safe option for maintaining desensitization.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps experienced improvements in endoscopic, radiologic, and clinical outcomes when treated with dupilumab as add-on therapy to intranasal mometasone furoate.

This article is part of MPR‘s coverage of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, taking place in San Francisco, California. Our staff will report on medical research related to asthma, allergy, and other respiratory conditions, conducted by experts in the field. Check back regularly for more news from AAAAI 2019. SAN FRANCISCO — Boiled…

Add-on tiotropium therapy improved lung function compared with placebo in moderate asthma.

After high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy, 15% of patients had to be intubated and mechanically ventilated, but the majority stepped down to regular oxygen therapy.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who used opioids were more likely to be intubated during their hospitalization compared with nonopioid users

After high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy, 15% of patients had to be intubated and mechanically ventilated, but the majority stepped down to regular oxygen therapy.

The HeartMate 3™ Left Ventricular Assist System has been recalled because of a potential malfunction in the outflow graft assembly that may cause it to twist and close up over time.

Combination therapy with LABA and LAMA yielded a lower annualized rate of COPD exacerbations compared with triple therapy.