Asthma

Obesity can contribute to worse asthma outcomes, including a reduced response to controller medication and a need for oral corticosteroids. This study sought to determine the association between obesity and oral corticosteroid prescription in Latino and non-Hispanic white children. Electronic health records from community health centers across the United States were included, with a sample...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with allergist and immunologist Dr. Purvi Parikh, we discuss recent research developments in the treatment of asthma and allergies. MD Newsline: Is there any research that excites you or that you think is important for healthcare providers to know related to the treatment of asthma and allergies? Dr. Purvi...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with allergist and immunologist Dr. Purvi Parikh, we discuss treatment strategies for patients with severe asthma and how to avoid asthma exacerbations and emergency visits for asthma. MD Newsline: What is your treatment strategy for patients with severe asthma? Dr. Purvi Parikh: “Patients with severe asthma often need medications...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with allergist and immunologist Dr. Purvi Parikh, we discuss how the COVID-19 vaccine has impacted people with asthma and allergies. We also discuss allergic reactions and adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. MD Newsline: How has the COVID-19 vaccine impacted your patients with asthma and allergies? Dr. Purvi Parikh:...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with allergist and immunologist Dr. Purvi Parikh, we discuss how asthma disparities affect Black and Brown communities. MD Newsline: Do racial/ethnic minority patients experience more severe asthma? If so, why? Dr. Purvi Parikh: “Yes, minority patients do experience more severe asthma for a variety of reasons. Asthma is as...

Despite a downward trend in the prevalence of asthma in children, a troubling increase in asthma disparities between minority and non-minority individuals is being observed. The reasons for these disparities are still not well understood. To investigate this observation, researchers in Houston, Texas compared economic, demographic, and environmental data with asthma diagnoses to find possible...

The fact that racial/ethnic minorities experience higher asthma incidence and worse asthma outcomes than their white counterparts has been well documented; however, the etiologies of this disparity are less understood. Asthma is a complex disease with many factors at play in its development and management, making it difficult to pinpoint what causes it to occur...

Asthma continues to be a pervasive epidemic in the United States that disproportionately affects Black and Brown individuals in terms of incidence as well as morbidity and mortality. These disparities may, in part, be due to ancestry. Genetic markers, for example, have shown associations between African ancestry and lower lung function. However, it is also well...

African Americans experience worse asthma morbidity and mortality than Caucasian Americans. Research from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute reported that African American children respond differently to asthma therapy than African American adults, Caucasian children, and Caucasian adults. Yet, tailoring asthma treatment for African American children may prove difficult, as these children have not been...