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: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a potentially fatal complication usually seen in rapidly proliferating and chemo-sensitive malignancies like acute leukemia and lymphomas. (1-3) It is termed “spontaneous” (STLS) when TLS occurs without prior chemotherapy. (1) The incidence of STLS in solid tumors is infrequent/rare and can be fatal without early recognition and aggressive [...]