Younger patients tend to have asthma; older patients, particularly if they've had a smoking history, tend to have COPD; and there are lots of patients in the middle who carry some kind of a diagnosis ...

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Children with asthma who use at-home monitoring are around half as likely to visit the emergency department or be hospitalized, compared to those who only receive care from their medical team, ...

For the 25 million Americans living with asthma, the fear of experiencing an attack without quick access to medication is all too real. While rescue inhalers remain the gold standard for treating ...

(CNN) — Wildfires in Canada that caused smoke to blanket parts of the United States in recent months were linked to a significant rise in emergency hospital visits related to asthma. Emergency ...

Emergency department (ED) asthma visits can be an indicator of poor housing conditions, according to results of a study done in New Haven, Connecticut. Study results published in The Lancet Public ...

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NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A trip to Grand Rapids took a terrifying turn for the Sokolowski family when their 9-year-old son, Leland, began gasping for air on the drive back home. The family quickly found ...

A NEW STUDY SHOWS A LINK BETWEEN DUST STORMS AND A RISE IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FOR ASTHMA, PNEUMONIA AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. THE STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ...

Wildfire smoke exposure raises public health concerns after an increase of asthma-associated emergency visits. An increase in asthma-associated emergency department visits during and after exposure to ...