Allison Inserro

Marijuana is not legal in Norway, where a survey of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) found a little more than 11% were current or former consumers of cannabis.

The redesigned accountable care organization (ACO) model is called the Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health model and is scheduled to begin in 2023.

Researchers in Italy describe their findings indicating the combination of type 2-high severe asthma and bronchiectasis should be considered an emerging phenotype.

Primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphomas are rare extranodal B-cell lymphomas with a poor prognosis and no standard treatment plan.

The findings about this inverse relationship were based on national health registries in Denmark.

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a complex disorder with significant health burdens and a recent review described how management strategies have changed over time.

While it is known that the promotion of physical activity can improve asthma symptoms and quality of life—and is even recommended in asthma guidelines— such behavior change is often difficult due to lack of funding or reimbursement for pulmonary rehabilitation or for other reasons.

Researchers in the United Kingdom compared the potential impact on carbon footprint and asthma symptom control of switching maintenance therapy to a dry powder inhaler vs continuing with a metered dose inhaler containing hydrofluorocarbon propellant.

Researchers sought to discover if a study specific to China would show similar patterns in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between male and female patients with Parkinson disease (PD).

Diagnosis delays in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are common, and Colette Romero's son had symptoms soon after birth but was not diagnosed until age 3.

The researchers said they did the study with the aim of finding more information about the interaction between age and Parkinson disease (PD) in an effort to improve patient management and therapy development.

This retrospective study using administrative claims data examining health care resource utilization (HCRU) found that in the months before a diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), other diseases were more commonly diagnosed.

A recently published meta-analysis examined the extent to which cognitive rehabilitation is useful in Parkinson disease (PD), since other reports on the matter have been mixed.

Researchers, as well as a patient who had chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), hailed the findings as a cure, although more work needs to be done to see if the results persist in a larger group of patients.

Use of a molecular-based allergy diagnostic platform provided new insights into which young children who wheeze will go on to have persistent asthma at age 7 years.

Safinamide belongs to a class of drugs called monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors and is used in conjunction with levodopa to manage OFF periods.

A recent case report described 3 pediatric patients with severe asthma whose disease was not managed according to care guidelines and who did not respond to the biologic by the time they began therapy.

A recent study examined a possible association in children diagnosed with celiac disease and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.

In its annual Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) report, CMS said the number of accountable care organizations joining increased, but a trade group said the results should have been better.

People with Parkinson disease who regularly consumed flavonoids like berries, red wine, tea, and apples had lower rates of death than people who didn’t, according to a new study.

David R. Stukus, MD, FACAAI, of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and a board member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, discusses guidelines for eosinophilic esophagitis, as well as some disease patterns that may occur.

A nationwide study in Finland showed that the number of antibiotics and asthma drugs fell by 59.6% and 19.8%, respectively, from 2019 to 2020, generating millions in cost savings.

Researchers said they wanted to take a broad look at the level and scope of the disruption for those with Parkinson disease and dementia still living at home and compare the findings to before the pandemic.

For the first time, a major study showed that remission for peanut allergy can be achieved even in very young children using oral immunotherapy.

Implementing evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) resulted in a 17.3% reduction in anaphylaxis-related hospitalizations among children.

Researchers wanted to understand more about the impact of medication management and other quality-of-life issues related to this neurological disease on both patients and caregivers.

An indirect assessment of the functioning of smooth muscle activity in the airways and gastrointestinal wall may help explain the shared pathophysiology that links these 2 common childhood ailments.

The randomized study consisted of an intervention delivered by general practitioners in the Republic of Ireland.

A recent review suggests that some genes may influence the severity of cognition impairment in Parkinson disease.

The high court voted to allow a vaccine requirement for health care workers that work in federally funded facilities to stand but, in a separate decision, ruled that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority in trying to place a similar requirement for private businesses.