Asthma Journal Articles

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis A new review provides insight into the molecular mechanisms and environmental factors involved in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among asthma and allergy patients.
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, January 13, 2021
• Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infections in Households The findings in this report suggest that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within households is high, occurs quickly, and can originate from both children and adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 11, 2021
• Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 ARDS This study evaluated the ability of long sessions in the prone position to improve oxygenation in awake intensive ICU patients with moderate or severe ARDS due to COVID-19.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, January 05, 2021
• Improving COPD Symptoms Using a Team-Based Approach This study evaluated the effectiveness of a team-based approach to improving patients' COPD management in a rural primary care clinic.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 29, 2020
• COPD and Employment Among Massachusetts Adults Persons with COPD are well-represented in the workforce. How might workplace interventions help support and retain workers with COPD?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, December 22, 2020
• Community Exposures Associated With COVID-19 Among Adults Findings from this investigation of symptomatic outpatients found that adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were twice as likely to have dined in a restaurant than those with negative results.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 18, 2020
• Underlying Medical Conditions Among Essential Workers Underlying medical conditions increase risk for severe COVID-19. This report estimated the baseline prevalence of underlying conditions among workers in several essential occupations.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 13, 2020
• Advances in Allergen Immunotherapy for Asthma What have we learned about the benefits of allergen immunotherapy as a therapeutic option for asthma?
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, November 12, 2020
• SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Health Care Personnel A high proportion of COVID-19 infections among U.S. healthcare personnel appear to go undetected, according to this report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 11, 2020
• Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on Evacuation Flight What have we learned about airborne infection transmission during flight? A new study examines the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus among asymptomatic aircraft passengers.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 09, 2020
• Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Adherence and Self-Management How have stay-at-home orders, school closures, and changes in pediatric healthcare delivery due to COVID-19 impacted adherence and disease management in pediatric populations?
  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, October 21, 2020
• Beta-2-Agonists and the Incidence of Parkinson Disease This study investigated the potential neuroprotective effect of beta-2-agonists on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in a large population-based cohort study.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, October 20, 2020
• Characteristics of Children Hospitalized With Confirmed COVID-19 This report details the demographics and clinical characteristics of children with COVID-19 severe enough to require hospitalization.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 19, 2020
• Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in Children Do Latino children experience disparities for their asthma care management compared to non-Hispanic white children?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 15, 2020
• Polypharmacy and Potential Drug-Drug Interactions for HIV Are you aware of the types of concurrent medications commonly prescribed to HIV patients and the potential drug-drug interactions?
  HIV Medicine, October 09, 2020
• Chronic Liver Disease and Outcomes of Patients With COVID-19 This study found that one in five patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had underlying chronic liver disease. What was the impact of CLD on COVID-19 symptoms and outcomes?
  Liver International, October 09, 2020
• Efficacy of Benralizumab for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma A new study evaluates the efficacy of benralizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma in a real-life setting.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 07, 2020
• Antiasthmatic Drugs and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Might the reported increased risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children with asthma be due to the use of inhaled corticosteroids or beta-agonists?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, October 06, 2020
• Diabetes Education Perceptions Among East African Immigrants Is the provided diabetes management education meeting the needs of these immigrant families?
  Pediatric Nursing, October 05, 2020
• Chronic Conditions Affecting COVID-19 Complication Risk This report provides an update on the underlying conditions that may pose a greater risk for COVID-19 complications.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 30, 2020