Richard Gawel

CHICAGO — Patients with obesity and asthma who used GLP-1 receptor agonists had significantly fewer exacerbations and prednisone use than those who used prednisone alone, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“Asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the United States,” Sunanda Tah, MD, second-year resident, Camden Clark Medical Center, West Virginia

CHICAGO — Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and uncontrolled asthma experienced greater improvements in lung function with dupilumab compared with omalizumab, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.Type 2 inflammation often drives both diseases, John J. Oppenheimer, MD, clinical professor of medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and member of

People who use wood burning stoves at home experienced faster declines in FEV1 compared with people who did not, according to data presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. Yet solid fuel also appeared to have a protective effect due to residual confounding, Laura Horsfall, MSc, PhD, principal research fellow, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London,

Food allergies can be scary for kids. They may be even scarier for parents. But strategies are available to help families manage the fear, Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC, told Healio.“Those of us in mental health are trying to help individuals and families with allergies find a workable balance between vigilance and risk-taking so they have a good quality of life,” Hubbard, author of May

Exposure to dogs during infancy linked to reduced childhood asthma risks

Risks for emergency hospital visits and hospitalizations were cut approximately in half with remote, at-home monitoring among children with asthma, according to data presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.Proportions of children whose asthma was well controlled increased as well, Martinus C. Oppelaar, MD, department of pediatric pulmonology, Amalia Children’s

CHICAGO — Researchers at Rush University Medical Center will study whether fiber intake affects risks for dementia and if it can impact women as they age in particular, according to a poster presented at the Women in Medicine Summit. “Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes of death right now in the U.S., and there aren’t many treatment options, so that makes preventive

Transcranial magnetic stimulation and ketamine have been effective in treating depression. But when patients still struggle after using them individually, coordinated treatment offers promise, Colleen A. Hanlon, PhD, told Healio. “You can think of the brain as an organ that’s both chemical and electrical,” Hanlon, vice president of global medical affairs at BrainsWay, said.

There was no association between mothers’ dietary inflammatory index scores during pregnancy and allergic disease or IgE sensitization among their children, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Inflammatory diets during pregnancy might not have any significant impact on early allergic disease or sensitization, Jonas Österlund, MD, department of clinical sciences,

Soccer players with more frequent repetitive head injuries from heading the ball had significantly greater microstructural disruption in their juxtacortical white matter at sulci depths, according to data published in Neurology. These injuries also were associated with poorer performance on verbal learning and memory performance testing, Michael L. Lipton, MD, PhD, professor of radiology,