Asthma Journal Articles

• Self-Reported Barriers to Medical Treatment for Asthma What are the main challenges asthma patients report in accessing and adhering to treatment?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, November 11, 2019
• Vaping Practices Among Persons With Associated Lung Injury Acute lung injuries associated with e-cigarette or vaping products are on the rise. Understanding the similarities in these cases could have important public health implications.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 08, 2019
• Handedness, Language Areas and Neuropsychiatric Diseases This study aimed to identify genome-wide loci for human handedness. How might these variants contribute to neurodevelopment and the predisposition to develop neurological and psychiatric diseases?
  Brain, November 06, 2019
• Predicting Risk of Preventable Hospitalization in Dementia Might this newly developed prediction model help identify which patients with dementia are at highest risk of potentially preventable hospitalization?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 01, 2019
• Sepsis in Pregnancy: Recognition and Resuscitation The diagnosis and management of maternal sepsis requires specific considerations. What are they?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, October 30, 2019
• Risk Prediction Models for T2DM Using Machine Learning The authors built predictive models for type 2 diabetes using multiple machine learning algorithms including SVM, logistic regression, neural network, and more. Which showed the highest accuracy?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, October 29, 2019
• Preop Hypoalbuminemia and AKI in Non-cardiac Surgical Patients Does preoperative serum albumin concentration impact AKI occurrence in high-risk patients following non-cardiac surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 29, 2019
• Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder What factors might contribute to the under-utilization of medication-assisted treatment, including buprenorphine and naltrexone, for opioid use disorder?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 25, 2019
• Influenza Activity 2019 and 2020 Southern Hemisphere Vaccine Review the 2019 summer activity of influenza in the United States as compiled by the CDC and the components of the 2020 Southern Hemisphere influenza vaccine as recommended by the WHO.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 25, 2019
• Inflammatory Basis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension This review explores the immunologic basis of pulmonary arterial hypertension, reviewing current trials targeting the immune system and the perioperative management of patients with PAH.
  Anesthesiology, October 18, 2019
• Improving Flu Vaccination Rates for Pediatric Hem/Onc Patients This paper describes the implementation of an influenza vaccine screening and administration process to improve influenza vaccination rates among pediatric hematology and oncology inpatients.
  Pediatric Nursing, October 16, 2019
• Diet Quality of Women With Chronic and Episodic Migraine Might a higher quality diet reduce the risk of migraine? This study examined the impact of diet on both chronic and episodic migraines in women.
  Headache, October 11, 2019
• Association of Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidities in RA Might socioeconomic inequalities contribute to the distribution of comorbidities among patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
  Rheumatology, October 10, 2019
• Anxiety and Depression in Atopic Dermatitis in U.S. Adults This study examined the relationship of atopic dermatitis and its severity with symptoms and diagnosis of anxiety and depression in U.S. adults.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, October 02, 2019
• Electrical Impedance Tomography in Perioperative Medicine This review summarizes the latest evidence on the application of electrical impedance tomography, a non-invasive radiation-free monitoring technique, to the surgical patient.
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 02, 2019
• Yellow Nail Syndrome Following Multiple Orthopedic Surgeries What was the cause of this patient's unexplained pleural effusion accompanied by yellow nails?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 25, 2019
• Conjunctivitis in Dupilumab Clinical Trials While ocular disorders, including allergic conjunctivitis, are common in patients with atopic dermatitis, studies have suggested that dupilumab-treated patients have an increased conjunctivitis risk.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, September 25, 2019
• Insect Sting Allergy In what ways do the updated US and European guidelines on insect sting allergy differ?
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, September 20, 2019
• Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Among U.S. Infants This report examined racial disparities in breastfeeding duration when calculated among infants who had initiated breastfeeding, as opposed to all infants.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 18, 2019
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Homeless Populations Do homeless persons experience higher rates of RSV? What factors may contribute to the risk for these infections?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 13, 2019