Lina Mahmood

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Lina Mahmood |Kasturi Sarkar |Rita Brown |Kaymon Neal

AbstractObjective To assess the feasibility of at-home video directly observed therapy (vDOT) among pediatric patients with asthma to learn and retain proper inhaler technique. Methods We conducted a randomized pilot study with 22 children with persistent asthma aged 6-11 years who were newly prescribed an asthma controller inhaler. Patients underwent 1:1 randomization into one group receiving standard inhaler education during clinic and another receiving standard education plus vDOT for 30 days.

Mar 2, 2025 | healio.com | Isabella Hornick |Kristen Dowd |Lina Mahmood

Key takeaways: African American and Latino pediatric patients had lower FEV1 and FVC z scores after race-neutral equation use. African American patients also had poorer asthma severity following equation use. SAN DIEGO — Following use of race-neutral lung function equations, African American and Latino pediatric patients with asthma had reductions in FEV1 and FVC while white patients with asthma had increases, according to a presentation here.