Master Doctor Search: Asthma
Providers' Adherence to Evidence-Based Asthma Guidelines in Pediatric Primary Care
Regardless of existence of National asthma guidelines, adherence to major elements of guidelines among providers is suboptimal. The nonadherence contributes to poor clinical...
1 day ago - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Young People May Have More Side Effects From the COVID Vaccine - Doctors Explain Why
Not everyone who gets vaccinated for COVID-19 has side effects. And, when people do have short-term side effects such as injection-site reactions, fatigue, fever, headache, and...
1 day ago - PopSugar - 8 articles
Cause of chronic cough unknown in 37% of primary care patients
The cause of chronic cough remained unexplained in more than one-third of patients 3.5 years after they first presented to a primary care physician for the condition...
1 day ago - Healio
Covid: Asthma patients refused vaccine by some GPs
Some are not being prioritised if they haven't been to hospital recently for the condition.
2 days ago - BBC
Abrocitinib plus topical therapy effective in adolescents with atopic dermatitis
Abrocitinib combined with a medicated topical therapy was effective, well tolerated and improved quality of life in adolescents with atopic dermatitis, according to phase 3...
2 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines rare, but ‘a lot of uncertainty' remains
A panel of experts at the virtual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting highlighted current evidence on allergic reactions to available COVID-19...
3 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
Patients With Asthma Using Mepolizumab Had Fewer Exacerbations
"Mepolizumab has clearly been shown to improve severe asthma control in many clinical trials, but atopy, obesity, and depression/anxiety affect patients with asthma at an...
3 days ago - Medscape
Benralizumab eliminates oral corticosteroid use in certain patients with severe asthma
Patients with oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma treated with benralizumab achieved OCS elimination or reduction in those in whom adrenal insufficiency was detected...
4 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Asthma Patients Say Most Doctors Don't Ask About Cannabis Use
Among individuals with asthma and allergies who use cannabis, more than half said they aren't willing to discuss their use of cannabis with their doctor and their doctor...
4 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
No Special Risk for Severe COVID in Asthma
Asthma patients with confirmed COVID-19 were no more likely to require hospitalization or mechanical ventilation than patients without asthma, researchers found. Moreover, the...
4 days ago - MedPageToday
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VIVIENNE PARRY: Should Covid-19 vaccines be mandatory for NHS staff?
NHS staff might be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine if they want to work in the health service according to indications coming from government sources, writes VIVIENNE PARRY.
Global COVID-19 Cases Top 116 Million, Say Sources
Globally, the total number of coronavirus cases has topped 116 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.57 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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COVID Relief Bill Contains Lots of Healthcare Provisions
WASHINGTON - Both public and private health insurance would become less expensive for large numbers of people under the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill now being debated in the...
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My neck had gotten so stiff a few months ago that I was grimacing in pain just from tipping my head to one side or twisting around. All the neck stretches and foam-rolling in...
CDC: In-Person Dining Adds COVID to the Community Menu
Mask mandates were associated with county level decreases in COVID-19 cases, while increases were seen when in-person restaurant dining was allowed, a modeling study found. The...
Kids Hospitalized With COVID-19 Frequently Have Neuro Symptoms
Neurologic symptoms occurred frequently in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19, a large case series of pediatric patients in the U.S. showed. Of 1,695 people 21...
Another Weight-Loss Trial Win for Weekly GLP-1 Drug
When paired with lifestyle management, once-weekly semaglutide yielded significant weight loss for overweight adults with type 2 diabetes, the manufacturer-sponsored...
The Joy And Relief People Are Feeling About Their COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID vaccines are being distributed, and you can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. There is finally a light at the end of this very long pandemic that flipped life as...