Specific sputum markers, including higher sputum eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocyte counts, were associated with remission after interleukin-5 (IL-5)–targeted therapy for patients with severe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A previously proposed algorithm uses noninvasive and accessible biomarkers to classify patients with severe ...

Based on decades of work to uncover the underlying mechanisms of asthma and other respiratory conditions, researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have produced a simple ...

Severe asthma affects roughly 2 million people in the United States. It is hard to control — even with inhaled steroid medicines and additional therapies. More than 80% of cases are linked to type 2 ...

Eosinophilic asthma (e-asthma) is a rare form of the breathing disease that can be very hard to treat successfully. That can put you in a frustrating cycle of asthma attacks. People with e-asthma are ...

Mepolizumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations and oral corticosteroid use in patients with SEA, with or without CRSwNP, in a real-world setting. Improvements in lung function and asthma ...

Pregnant patients with a periconception eosinophil count of at least vs. less than 300 cells/L had more asthma exacerbations while pregnant, according to data presented at the American Thoracic ...

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition marked by an imbalance in the immune response within the airways. According to Lancet, asthma affects around 339 million people globally. While conventional ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...