John A. Meadows, MD
Allergy, Allergy & Immunology, Rhinitis Sinusitis, Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Skin Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Insect/Venom Allergies
Allergy, Allergy & Immunology, Rhinitis Sinusitis, Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Skin Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Insect/Venom Allergies
Preview — Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways and is common in both adults and children. It is characterised by symptoms including wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. People with asthma may be helped to manage their condition through shared decision‐making (SDM). View Article
Preview — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma impact on work productivity, but their population-based burden and clinical predictors are understudied. In this observational, real-life study, work absence of 14,383 asthma and/or COPD patients present in the MAJORICA cohort (Spain) was compared with the general population. View Article
Preview — Objective: For medically treated asthma, we estimated prevalence, medical and absenteeism costs, and projected medical costs from 2015 to 2020 for the entire population and separately for children in the 50 US states and District of Columbia (DC) using the most recently available data. View Article
Preview — The Food and Drug Administration is tasked with evaluating the efficacy and safety of a drug. Despite having a regimented appraisal process in place, safety evidence can emerge during clinical trials as well as from observations and studies conducted after the drug has been on the market, which might require a boxed warning. The…
Preview — With novel therapies in development, there is an opportunity to consider asthma remission as a treatment goal. In this Rostrum, we present a generalized framework for clinical and complete remission in asthma, on and off treatment, developed on the basis of medical literature and expert consensus. A modified Delphi survey approach was used to…
Preview — In patients with severe asthma, disease management, perceived stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression all improved after the initiation of biologics — even during the COVID-19 pandemic. These were among study findings recently published in Respiratory Medicine. View Article
To review key literature on asthma biologic therapeutics—currently available and under investigation—to inform a rational approach to select biologics for the management of people with severe asthma by precision medicine.
Autonomy is the ability of patients to make informed medical decisions. Autonomy is rooted in disease state understanding. Medical ethics, especially the principle of autonomy, plays an important role in health care delivery when caring for diverse populations.