Asthma can block airways, making it hard to breathe, and in severe cases can cause death if not treated quickly. Nearly 28 million people in the U.S. have asthma, and about 10 people still die ...

Between 2009 and 2019, asthma caused about 299 deaths every year in New York. In 2014, asthma-related services for just Medicaid patients cost over $316 million, averaging $994 per visit.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women working the night shift appear to have an increased risk of asthma, a new study says.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new digital tool can flag kids who are at risk for developing childhood asthma, researchers report.

Women who work night shifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. The research ...

Childhood asthma is not a disqualifying factor for becoming an L.A County firefighter and shouldn’t be for Pine Grove either, Hahn wrote in her motion.

SAN FRANCISCO — Hyperpolarized xenon MRI may be useful in assessing response to biologic treatment among patients with asthma, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society ...

Some forms of exercise are likelier than others to trigger asthma symptoms. Learn more from WebMD about preventing symptoms before, during, and after a workout.

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For the study, researchers used the tool to comb through records of more than 69,000 Indiana children born between 2010 and 2017, of whom just under 8% had been diagnosed with asthma after age four.