The burden of pediatric asthma

G Ferrante, S La Grutta - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, imposing a consistent burden on
health system. In recent years, prevalence of asthma symptoms became globally increased …

Pediatric asthma: an unmet need for more effective, focused treatments

NG Papadopoulos, A Čustović… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite remarkable advances in our understanding of asthma, there are still
several unmet needs associated with the management of pediatric asthma. Methods A two …

Impact of omalizumab on food allergy in patients treated for asthma: a real-life study

A Fiocchi, MC Artesani, C Riccardi, M Mennini… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The effects of omalizumab on food allergy thresholds have been little studied.
Objective To assess the real-life effects of omalizumab on food threshold tolerability in …

ARIMA model for predicting chronic kidney disease and estimating its economic burden in China

Y Jian, D Zhu, D Zhou, N Li, H Du, X Dong, X Fu… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important global public health issue. In
China, CKD affects a large number of patients and causes a huge economic burden. This …

COVID-19: what is next for Portugal?

AN Shaaban, B Peleteiro, MRO Martins - Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Highly infectious with the possibility of causing severe respiratory complications, the novel
COVID-19 began stretching health systems beyond their capacity all over the world and …

[HTML][HTML] Health and economic burden avoided due to air pollution reduction during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Portugal case study

ACT Silva, PTBS Branco, SIV Sousa - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict mobility measures and lockdown periods
were implemented globally to curtail the spread of the virus. Thus, this study aimed to …

The new biologic drugs: Which children with asthma should get what?

K Hillson, S Saglani, A Bush - Pediatric Pulmonology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Novel biologics (targeted antibody therapies) have revolutionized the management of
severe childhood asthma. However, it is important that the right biologic is selected for the …

Research priorities in pediatric asthma: results of a global survey of multiple stakeholder groups by the Pediatric Asthma in Real Life (PeARL) think tank

AG Mathioudakis, A Custovic, A Deschildre… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric asthma remains a public health challenge with enormous impact
worldwide. Objective The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize unmet clinical needs …

Lung auscultation using the smartphone—feasibility study in real-world clinical practice

H Ferreira-Cardoso, C Jácome, S Silva, A Amorim… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional lung auscultation is essential in the management of respiratory diseases.
However, detecting adventitious sounds outside medical facilities remains challenging. We …

Demystifying controversies in preschool wheeze

FM Smith, S Saglani - Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Wheezing disorders in preschool children are common. Current treatment
approaches assume all preschool wheezers are the same and will respond to a short course …