Background: Asthma disproportionately affects racial minorities and individuals of lower socioeconomic status (SES). The introduction of biologic therapies in 2015 provided new treatment options for managing severe asthma. This study investigates the impact of biologics on racial and SES disparities in asthma-related emergency care visits before and after 2015. Methods: Data from the National Health [...]

Case Presentation: Many patients are being treated with biologic therapies for autoimmune diseases in the outpatient setting. It is critical for the hospitalist to recognize these patients as immunosuppressed and generate a broad differential when they are admitted to the hospital. The patient in this case was a 35-year-old male with a past medical history [...]