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Airway eosinophil rather than neutrophil count is the independent predictor of the longitudinal change in all lung function measures, even in patients who are being treated with inhaled or oral corticosteroids or antieosinophilic biologics. In future clinical trials that are investigating eosinophils targeting therapies, the addition of small airway function markers to the routinely used FEV1 might be more appropriate for the evaluation of lung function. The patients with IIA should be carefully monitored after the occupational asthma diagnosis, and the poor asthma outcomes highlight the need for preventive actions.As-Needed Use of Short-Acting β2-Agonists Alone Versus As-Needed Use of Short-Acting β2-Agonists Plus Inhaled Corticosteroids in Pediatric Patients with Mild Intermittent (Step 1) Asthma A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Rodríguez-Martínez et al 1563 What is already known about this topic? What does this article add to our knowledge? A remote intervention can produce at least a 5% weight loss in a significant proportion of people with obesity and poorly controlled asthma, and this degree of weight loss is associated with improved asthma control.