While ‘thunderstorm asthma’ is a recognized condition in other parts of the world, a new study suggests it could also occur in the U.S.

Has your asthma ever acted up during or shortly after stormy weather? Turns out, there’s a perfectly good reason for that. Research out today links thunderstorms to worsening asthma attacks. Doctors ...

Nearly 14% of ER asthma cases occurred on thunderstorm days representing 2% of the entire study period An average 18 asthma ER visits occurred on thunderstorm days, compared to three on non-storm days ...

Thunderstorms have been linked to sharp increases in emergency room visits related to asthma symptoms, University of Kansas researchers found in a new study.

Studies have found that emergency room visits for asthma-related problems increase in the winter months. Many asthma sufferers find that winter exacerbates their asthma. But when is an ER visit ...

In the first seven weeks of school, the rates of asthma-related emergency room visits spike — peaking around the third week — but that spike is even more pronounced in neighborhoods with increased ...

When Jacqueline Vakil needed a refill for Flovent, her 4-year-old son’s asthma medicine, she couldn’t get it. The drugmaker GSK had stopped making the popular inhaler, back in January. To make matters ...