Compared with 21% at baseline, 71% of children who experienced an asthma exacerbation at school were connected to their PCP after implementing the new workflow. A quality improvement project that ...

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 ...

ORLANDO — Education helped providers feel more comfortable using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 to screen children for anxiety, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...

When your child has asthma, an asthma action plan can help you respond quickly to symptoms and prevent emergency department visits and hospitalizations. “An asthma action plan … outlines which ...

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 ...

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 ...

A viewer asks how to tell when their child’s asthma is flaring. Doctor Lacy Anderson has some tell-tale signs of asthma. An asthma exacerbation can be a scary thing to witness for a parent, and even ...

For many, the monsoon season means relief from the heat, the soothing sound of raindrops, and lush green surroundings. But for kids with asthma, it may mean just the opposite, from repeated wheezing, ...

Whether it is at school, nursery, or clubs, children spend much of their time away from home; it is, therefore, important that they always stay safe, especially if they suffer from asthma. Adults who ...