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This review and meta-analysis yielded results which confirmed prior data on maternal asthma and neonatal outcomes, in addition to establishing several new findings.


Greater Risk of Major Congenital Malformations Among Children Born to Mothers with Asthma

While this research did culminate in strong evidence regarding weight loss and its effects on lung airway responses, the precise mechanism for this phenomenon remains unknown.

Bariatric Surgery, Weight Loss Shown to Improve Lung Airway Response of Asthmatic Patients with Obesity

From breakthroughs in disease intervention and vaccines, to global developments in air quality and COVID-19, Lungcast reflects on the people and stories that shaped this year in pulmonology.

A Headline Year in Pulmonology: The Lungcast 2023 Recap

Lungcast is joined by an environmental engineer to discuss the burden of harmful air in US school systems today.

Why Good Indoor Air Quality Matters with Mark Hernandez, PhD, PE

The study’s investigators suggest the results in this patient population may indicate rises in clinically diagnosed viral infections from viruses other than SARS-CoV-2 following pandemic lockdown changes.


Severe Asthma Exacerbations: Spotlighting Trends Before and After COVID-19 Restrictions

This new research looked at a nationwide birth cohort of mother–child pairs in Japan, allowing for a wide array of data on this less well-studied topic.


Maternal Diet Improvements Before Conception May Reduce Wheeze Phenotypes During Childhood

This new data indicates both the high mental health burden on this patient population as well as the usefulness of integrated behavioral health care teams in clinics with a pediatric specialty.


Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression Assessed for Pediatric High-Risk Asthma Patients

Though primarily observational, this research’s biggest asset is its experimental design and its exploration of viral stimulus-induced bronchial epithelial cell responses from asthmatic donors being treated with tezepelumab.


Tezepelumab Helps to Stabilize Bronchial Epithelial Immune Response to Respiratory Viruses

This newly-developed prediction model evaluating CAP risk was noted as having demonstrated accuracy, strong discriminatory qualities, and practicability in clinical settings.

Prediction Model Effective for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Those with Acute Asthma Exacerbations

This study indicated the potential of PDLs as a strategy for those that have HDHP-HSAs to address both patient access and affordability of asthma care.


Preventative Drug Lists Led to More Affordable Asthma Medication

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