Category: Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Dupilumab Reduces Asthma Exacerbations

New research found that Dupilumab treatment lessened asthma exacerbations.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

NIH to Trial Dupilumab for Asthma

The National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial testing whether a monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, can reduce asthma attacks and improve lung function and asthma symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma who live in low-income urban neighborhoods.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Why COPD Patients Have Higher COVID Risk

COPD patients are at higher risk of COVID infection because COPD airway cells had 24-fold greater infection with SARS-CoV-2 than healthy cells, according to a study from Australian researchers.

Asthma

Albuterol + Budesonide Cut Risk of Asthma Exacerbation by 27%

Two combinations of albuterol and budesonide used as a rescue medication demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the risk of a severe exacerbation in patients with moderate to severe asthma.

COPD

COPD Foundation Introduces PIVOT Framework

The COPD Foundation introduced PIVOT, Patient Inspired Validation of Outcome Tools, -- a patient-centric framework that will support the coordination of activities for developing, validating, and qualifying biomarkers and clinical outcome assessments that evaluate the benefit of treatment approaches in COPD, bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease.

Cystic fibrosis

Spirovant Launches Laboratory, Headquarters in Philadelphia

Spirovant Sciences says its new research facilities in Philadelphia will allow the company to accelerate development of its lead program targeting cystic fibrosis.

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary Fibrosis Research on Access, Quality of Care

Important research results from five studies examining access to care and outcomes for patients living with pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease (ILD) are being presented at ATS 2022.

Allergies

Asthma and Allergies in Children Conceived with Infertility Treatment

The risk of asthma and allergies may be greater among children conceived with infertility treatment, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

Other Chronic Diseases

Reducing Delays in Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis

Three Lakes Foundation and the American College of Chest Physicians (Chest) recently announced...