Respiratory Conditions

The Effects of Classroom Air Purifiers, Pest Management on Students with Active Asthma

September 24, 2021

In a study conducted by JAMA, results were recently released sharing children with active asthma had reduced symptom days, but not significantly, in the use of a school-wide integrated pest management program or a high-efficiency particulate air filter purifier in recorded 2-week time periods.

Renovion, COPD Foundation Launch Partnership to Address Unmet Needs for COPD Patients

September 23, 2021

Efforts are underway to accelerate the development of a novel therapy for excessive airway mucus and inflammation treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

5 Takeaways About Pulmonary Rehabilitation

September 23, 2021

Three experts say that pulmonary rehabilitation programs don’t necessarily result in improved lung function but are associated with improved physical and other sorts of functioning. Less than 5% of those who might benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation services received them.

ICER Foresees AstraZeneca’s Tezepelumab for Severe Asthma As Being Only Modestly Cost Effective

September 17, 2021

Tezepelumab, which is being currently reviewed by the FDA, provides small improvements in daily symptoms and quality of life but is only modestly cost-effectiveness at the anticipated price, according to the cost-effectiveness group's calculations.

FDA Roundup: Pediatric Indications, More in Alzheimer's Pipeline?

June 26, 2021

Regulatory actions for drugs for children, a combination cancer therapy, launches of two generic therapies for COPD, and cancer and Alzheimer’s therapies receive Breakthrough Designation round out this week’s FDA news.

Managing Allergies and Asthma: What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know

June 24, 2021

With more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies each year, it’s critical for primary care physicians to play a pivotal role in appropriately managing asthma and allergic diseases.

Remote Care Advancement for Heart Failure, COPD and Diabetes Patients

February 24, 2021

In this week's episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with Dr. Rob Kowal, chief medical officer of the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division at Medtronic. The two discussed how remote monitoring and IoT is changing healthcare and how remote technology is also gaining a wide-spread adoption to monitor patients at home who have chronic conditions like heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

The Search for new COPD Therapies

February 09, 2021

The COPD Foundation is calling for a change in clinical trial design that would test experimental therapies in subsets of patients.