Asthma News - April 14, 2025

Current asthma research, announcements and opportunities, collected and distributed by Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Asthma Program Staff. Sign up to receive weekly-ish news emails.

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MDE/MDHHS Community of Practice (CoP) for School Staff to Address Student Vape and Tobacco Use

Are you interested in addressing student vaping with a multi-pronged approach using evidenced-based programs and alternative to suspension initiatives to support both students and schools? This virtual CoP provides technical assistance, resources, and peer feedback on facilitating the American Lung Association’s INDEPTH program to address the challenges with student vaping.

American Lung Association (ALA): Professional Spotlights: Spirometry 101 and Patient with Asthma: A Case Study

These brief lessons for healthcare providers and staff are designed to help them better manage a patient’s asthma. The lesson will provide an overview of ATS standards and learn interpretation through the review of two case studies. The case study of a patient with asthma illustrates a sample workflow on applying guidelines to diagnose, treat, and manage a patient’s asthma.

New Michigan Tobacco Quitlink Offering in 2025!

A minimum of two weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is available for all Quitlink enrollees, many qualify for up to 8 weeks of NRT. Michigan residents can now visit the Quitlink to enroll and order their choice of patch, gum, or lozenge shipped directly to their home.

Exacerbation burden in patients treated as intermittent or mild-persistent asthma using short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) rescue

Most people in the United States with asthma use therapies for intermittent/mild-persistent disease; however, exacerbations and death occur in patients with infrequent symptoms or labeled as mild asthma. Among patients with mild-persistent asthma with high SABA use, increased adherence to inhaled corticosteroids decreased the proportion of patients with at least one exacerbation.

Association between vaccination, viral antibodies, and asthma prevalence in the U.S.: insights from NHANES (1999–2020)

A significant correlation between asthma prevalence and patient demographics was found, including age, gender, income, smoke, education, and race. Asthma patients were mostly found in participants with lower economic level. Non-Hispanic black women age exhibited a higher likelihood of asthma compared to non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans.

A study of etiology and asthma risks in infants and toddlers hospitalized for recurrent or persistent wheezing

Wheezing phenotype and age may partly guide the etiological diagnosis of recurrent/persistent wheezing in infants and young children. When infants and children with recurrent or persistent wheezing have the characteristics of older age, ICU admission, positive mAPI, and food allergy, the possibility of asthma may be considered. More about the Modified Asthma Predictive Index (mAPI)