That’s a warning sign for every family with children — and an even bigger one for children with asthma, whose lungs are more ...

By screening all children during routine well visits and asking about potential environmental triggers in the home, clinicians identified additional asthma cases, according to study findings presented ...

Asthma is a common chronic condition affecting millions of children worldwide. While many parents worry about the long-term implications of their child’s asthma, there’s hope: some children do grow ...

For many children, asthma can be a constant specter, with attacks at the most inconvenient and terrifying times. New research has now found that one inhaler containing two drugs can cut the risk of ...

In the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma affects 6.5% of children and for some, it can be life-threatening. There is no known cure for asthma, which means that ...

Among underserved and minority children with high-risk asthma, remote therapeutic monitoring was deemed feasible and met with ...

Children with asthma who were insured by Medicaid were significantly less likely to receive specialist care over a 1-year period than children with private insurance, based on claims data from nearly ...

Higher rates of asthma with recurrent exacerbations were observed in non-Hispanic Black children across all child opportunity index categories. Childhood asthma with recurrent exacerbations (ARE) ...

Diwali's festive spirit can pose health risks for children with asthma due to pollution and smoke. Experts advise proactive ...

As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control ...

Asthma afflicts 1 in 10 students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, representing its No. 1 chronic disease.

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