Asthma

Asthma disparities are commonly experienced by racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. This association continues to be examined in medical research. Researchers are attempting to generate a fine-grained analysis of these disparities to better understand their causes and how they manifest in different regions of the country. A study published in the Journal of Asthma analyzed...

Black and Hispanic patients have long been subjected to undertreatment across specialties within the U.S. healthcare system. This disparate treatment is particularly evident in minority patients with asthma, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. A study from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice sought to uncover the reasons behind asthma treatment disparities in...

A study led by Dr. Sydney Leibel at the Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego analyzed how addressing social determinants of health (SDH) could improve outcomes for children with severe asthma. Specifically, Dr. Leibel was interested in learning how this approach could affect health care utilization. His work recognizes the impact SDH have on asthma...

Environmental factors have long been known to influence asthma symptoms. This can vary from factors like secondhand smoke, which directly triggers asthma symptoms, to more general environmental realities that can influence patients in more circuitous ways. A study published in Volume 43 of Research in Nursing & Health, examines a variety of environmental factors in...

A recent study led by researcher Tristen Hall at the University of Colorado in Aurora analyzed how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and race/ethnicity influence adult asthma prevalence. Hall’s work elucidates the effect ACEs have on asthma prevalence, particularly for women and racial/ethnic minorities who experience asthma disparities and ACEs at disproportionate levels.  The study was...

Due to the function of the nasal passage, it has been suggested that abnormal nasal anatomy can worsen asthma symptoms for some patients. This is highly dependent on the type of nasal abnormality, as well as the type of symptoms being experienced. Research on this topic has increasingly used medical imaging modalities requiring large sample...

Asthmatics commonly visit emergency departments for various reasons, and there is an apparent disparity in the reason, timing, and severity of these visits based on race. A study published in the Journal of Asthma attempted to use machine learning to conduct a thorough retrospective analysis of health records in order to determine the relevant variables...

In article published in the The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, a team of researchers described an actionable plan for closing the disparity between white and non-white asthma patients. The paper focuses on four distinct methods of eliminating disparity, each of which is discussed in further detail. This includes: (1) racial and...

Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma are prevalent and continue to be examined in medical research. Researchers are attempting to generate a more fine-grained analysis of these disparities in order to understand their cause and how they manifest geographically in different regions of the country. A study published in the Journal of Asthma, analyzed disparities...