Top news of October: Gas stoves, autoinjectors, bee stings, more
Healio has compiled October’s most read news in asthma and allergy.
Top stories included interviews about the effectiveness of autoinjectors and the impact of air pollution and other factors on asthma, reports from our Women in Allergy series, studies from recent professional conferences, and more.
A study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting found 6,085 hospital admissions for accidental encounters with bee venom in the United States between 2016 and 2020. Image: Adobe Stock
Cooking stove use among potential household hazards for women
The respiratory and health impacts of cooking — a ubiquitous household chore often assumed by women — may be underappreciated, with fumes from gas and propane stoves a leading source of asthma, Mary Margaret Johnson, MD, PhD, told Healio as part of our Women in Allergy series. Read more.
About 17% of patients admitted to hospitals after bee stings need mechanical ventilation
Patients who needed mechanical ventilation were more likely to be younger, on Medicaid and white, as well as have various comorbidities, compared with those who did not need it, Jobby John, MBBS, told Healio during the CHEST Annual Meeting. Read more.
FDA clears AccuTest allergy skin testing device
The AccuTest-1 skin testing device uses hardened plastic tines to ensure accuracy, and the multi-headed AccuTest-8 and AccuTest-10 offer pronounced ribbing for a secure grip and uniform pressure application, ALK executive director Jay Bates told Healio. Read more.
Q&A: Air pollution, poverty, pollen influence 2024 list of worst cities for asthma
The worst city was Allentown, Pennsylvania, followed by Rochester, New York; Detroit; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Philadelphia, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). Hannah Jaffee, MS, of the AAFA goes into detail in our interview. Read more.
Patients with small airways disease have poor response to biologic therapy for asthma
Patients with severe asthma and small airways disease did not respond as well to omalizumab treatment based on spirometry and oscillometry, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. Read more.
Poor allergic rhinitis control may worsen mental health symptoms
As these patients experience increased depression and anxiety, physicians need to treat the whole person instead of just the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, MD, PhD, told Healio during the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more.
Odds for poor outcomes increase during hospitalization for both asthma, COVID-19
Patients hospitalized with both asthma exacerbations and COVID-19 had worse outcomes than those hospitalized for either of those conditions alone, Antony Jackson Arumairaj, MD, told Healio during the CHEST Annual Meeting. Also, Monica Kraft, MD, shares her
