This compact yet detailed slide show offers primary care physicians a guide to essentials of IPF diagnosis and when to refer for pulmonary consult.
Use of Multiple Specimen Types in RSV Testing May Improve Detection Rates, Suggests New Review and Meta-analysis
Adding paired serology and sputum to nasal swab/nasopharyngeal swabs RT-PCR increased RSV detection by 50% to 66% on average, respectively.
NAVIGATOR: Tezepelumab Reduces Asthma Exacerbations by More than Half
In our latest podcast episode, Njira Lugogo, MD, discusses NAVIGATOR data she presented at ATS 2022 that showed clinical responses to treatment with tezepelumab.
Novel Nasally-administered Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Inflammation in COVID-19
Delivered intranasally, the fully human anti-CD3 mAb Foralumab modulated T-cell inflammation in COVID-19 and may have wider application, say study authors.
Tezepelumab Effective in Severe Asthma Cohorts Stratified by Age at Onset, Inflammatory Phenotype, and Allergen Sensitization
AAAAI 2023. The TSLP inhibitor was superior to placebo in 2 post hoc analyses of the PATHWAY and NAVIGATOR clinical trials.
For Persons with Asthma Infected with COVID-19, Systemic Corticosteroid Prescribing is Up
AAAAI 2023. Pandemic prescribing rates for systemic corticosteroids increased from Alpha to Delta to Omicron waves of COVID-19 but hospitalizations have dropped, study finds.
FDA Accepts Pfizer BLA for Maternal RSV Vaccine for Priority Review
Pfizer will present pivotal phase 3 data for RSVpreF to the ACIP on February 23; FDA has set a PDUFA date for the vaccine candidate of August 2023.