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Benralizumab helps maintain severe asthma control with reduced ICS doses

22 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with benralizumab allows tapering of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) doses for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, without compromising disease control and increasing exacerbations, as shown in the results of the phase IV SHAMAL study.

22 Sep 2023

Smoking speeds up ageing process

22 Sep 2023 by

A recent Mendelian randomization (MR) study provides genetic evidence showing that smoking can accelerate ageing as a result of shortened leucocyte telomere length (LTL). However, quitting may help reduce such risk.

22 Sep 2023

Benralizumab reduces asthma exacerbations in Asians

22 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with benralizumab significantly reduces the annual asthma exacerbation rate (AAER) among Asian patients with severe uncontrolled asthma compared with placebo, according to a subgroup analysis of the MIRACLE trial presented at ERS 2023.

22 Sep 2023

Chlorpheniramine nasal spray alleviates long COVID symptoms

21 Sep 2023 by

Inhaled chlorpheniramine maleate appears to reduce the risk of prolonged post-COVID symptoms, according to a study presented at ERS Congress 2023.

21 Sep 2023

Cefoperazone-sulbactam superior to piperacillin-tazobactam for severe CAP

21 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with cefoperazone-sulbactam demonstrates similar efficacy to that of piperacillin-tazobactam in adult patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP), according to a study. However, after adjusting for disease severity, cefoperazone-sulbactam appears superior to piperacillin-tazobactam.

21 Sep 2023

Healthy gut may be protective against atopic wheeze in kids

21 Sep 2023 by

An analysis using data from the Barwon Infant Study (BIS) revealed that a more mature infant gut microbiota in late infancy may protect against the development of atopic wheeze in early childhood.

21 Sep 2023

Budesonide falls short of improving hyposmia related to COVID-19

21 Sep 2023

Local intranasal treatment with budesonide does not appear to be effective for persistent hyposmia in patients with nonsevere COVID-19, according to a study.

21 Sep 2023

Smoking may hasten ageing, genetic data suggest

19 Sep 2023 by

A study presented at ERS 2023 revealed a potential causal relationship between smoking and length of telomeres, which are the DNA-protein complexes protecting the ends of chromosomes.

19 Sep 2023