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 ...

Asthma can be a daunting diagnosis for parents, but it can be managed effectively with the right knowledge and tools. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, discusses how asthma affects the airways and makes ...

Asthma isn’t always a quick and easy diagnosis in children. According to a 2014 task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society, pediatric severe asthma can ...

The Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management-Uniting Providers (TEAM-UP) program, which involved preventive medication for asthma and telemedicine visits with specialists, increased the number of ...

A recent review article, "Clinical Tools to Assess Asthma Control in Children," [1] collates multiple subjective and objective measures that clinicians can use to determine whether a patient has ...

Common asthma triggers include allergies, exercise, colds and cold weather. Inhaled medicines can help prevent or stop an attack. Fotolia - TNS Many children who are vulnerable to severe COVID-19 ...

There may be a link between parenting skills and the development of asthma in already-susceptible children, according to researchers who cite a correlation between asthmatic parents who have ...

Children in this country should not die of asthma. But 145 did in 2021; three in four were Black or Hispanic. Long Island is one place where such disparities are hidden within affluence: Asthma ...

Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest. “He just kept saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,’’’ his ...

Living with a dog does not seem to worsen long-term asthma severity in children with allergic asthma, but may increase the ...

Childhood asthma was associated with difficulties with memory and other cognitive functions, according to an observational cohort study. In a longitudinal analysis, children with earlier onset of ...