Asthma News This Week – January 10, 2020

Click here to read the latest asthma news and research. PDF contains full citations, summaries, and links to journal articles.

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In the NEWS 

· Drew Costley, “The blackest city in the US is facing an environmental justice nightmare,” The Guardian, Jan 9, 2020

· Brandon May, “Asthma, Eczema Risk Increases Among Children Exposed to Air Pollution,” Pulmonology Advisor, Jan 8, 2020

· Arin Allday, “Bay Area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma,” San Francisco Chronicle, Jan 5, 2020

· MHE Staff, “Population Health Strategies Benefit Kids on Medicaid,” Managed Health Care Executive, Jan 3, 2020.  

· Nicholas Bakalar, “Antibiotics May Raise the Risk of Allergies,” The New York Times, Dec 31, 2019

· Elizabeth Heubeck, “Kids' 'Microbiome' May Play Key Role in Asthma,” U.S. News and World Report, Dep 24, 2019

· Brendan Bures, “As teen use rises, study finds vaping damages lungs,” Chicago Tribune, Dec 19, 2019

· University of Utah Health, “NIH Grant Could Lead to Better Understanding of How Air Pollutants Aggravate Asthma in Children,” Newswise, Dec 19, 2019

· Davna Bose, ‘It’s killing children and no one is talking about it’: Asthma is taking a steep toll on Newark’s students and their schools,” Chalkbeat, Dec 17, 2019

· Lisa Sanders, “A Runner Suddenly Developed Asthma. It Was Stranger Than It Seemed,” The New York Times Magazine, Dec 12, 2019

JOURNAL ARTICLES

·         Best Practices in Medication Use in Schools

·         Asthma Increases Risk of IPD and Pneumonia

·         Digital Asthma Interventions Improve Medication Adherence and Outcomes

·         Systematic Review Finds Limited Evidence of Asthma Benefit of Greenspace

·         Child’s Immune System Has A Role in Asthma Development