Asthma News – August 1-10, 2020
Current asthma research, announcements and opportunities, collected and distributed by Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Asthma Program Staff.
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What is the impact of weather on COVID-19, the flu and your asthma and allergies? Join the Allergy & Asthma Network for an in-depth discussion on how we can now predict weather forecasts one year in advance with greater than 85% accuracy to better prepare you to avoid respiratory problems.
Do you fully understand the role of the asthma educator? Join Karen Gregory, RN, RRT, AE-C, and Allergy & Asthma Network Director of Research Mary Hart, RRT, for an in-depth discussion on what an asthma educator can do for patients.
MQIC establishes and implements clinical practice guidelines and performance measures for health plans with a focus on improvement for effecting positive health outcomes. The asthma guideline was updated recently.
Use of a pragmatic algorithm to identify of optimal biologic class for the treatment of patients with specific type 2 asthma endotypes was evaluated in a new clinical perspective.
Young adults with asthma experienced improved clinical outcomes after undergoing virtual care, known as a multi-level electronic medical record-integrated smartphone-telemedicine program, according to a new study.
Oscillometry was responsive and safe in children with acute asthma exacerbations presenting to the emergency department, according to the results of a new small feasibility study.
A new population-based cohort study found that hormonal contraceptive use was associated with reduced risk of new-onset asthma in women of reproductive age.
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator (nVNS) to help adult asthmatics with COVID-19 (or those suspected of being infected) overcome difficulties breathing when drugs are not appropriate or are insufficient.