How bronchodilators can help assess asthma severity
Bronchodilator response may offer a signal to pediatricians on the severity of a patient’s asthma, and can be used to help manage the condition.
Telehealth can close gaps in chronic asthma care
For children with chronic conditions like asthma in rural, underserved communities, school-based telehealth can help close the gap.
A link between depression and ED use for asthma?
Previous studies in adults have shown that anxiety and depression can increase emergency department (ED) visits as a result for asthma. A new study in Pediatrics looks at whether the connection exists in pediatric patients.
Is there a link between RSV and asthma development?
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection requiring hospitalization may be associated with later asthma development, especially when RSV hospitalization occurs in the later part of an infant's first year of life.
Novel study connects family stress to asthma exacerbation
September 3, 2019
Children who are in difficult family situations may have a particularly difficult time managing their asthma, according to a recent report.
Montelukast treatment for asthma raises risk of a neuropsychiatric event
August 12, 2019
Children who are prescribed montelukast for managing their asthma are nearly twice as likely to experience a neuropsychiatric event as asthmatic children who are taking other asthma maintenance medications.
Using an asthma self-management tool improves outcomes
August 8, 2019
Children with asthma who use a web- and mobile–web-based self-management tool show high and sustained self-monitoring and improved asthma outcomes, a study in asthmatic children showed.
Minority groups face higher prevalence, more ED visits for asthma
August 4, 2019
A recent study investigates the prevalence of asthma in minority groups and how often they turn to the emergency department (ED) for management.
Parents who vape may not see dangers of secondhand exposure to kids with asthma
August 3, 2019
More parents vape to try and protect their kids from secondhand smoke, but it doesn’t really work that way.
Fish oil: The promise and the proof
March 28, 2019
Certainly, these are interesting times in medicine as the integration of homeopathic remedies and over-the-counter supplements has become increasingly more common in the past few decades. However, with inconsistent medical research and a lack of US Food and Drug Administration regulation, it remains unclear what the most safe and efficacious role these substances will play in the future of medical care.
