According to national guidelines, mild persistent asthma is defined by a need for β-agonist treatment more than 2 days per week (but less than daily), asthma-related nighttime awakenings more ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma is a condition that makes breathing difficult due to swelling and tightening of ...

Patients with asthma have impaired diaphragm thickening fraction compared with healthy individuals without asthma.

Asthma and atopic dermatitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways and the skin, respectively, which affect hundreds of millions of children and adults globally. Most patients with asthma ...

Here’s the research so far: Despite the fact that research hasn’t found that having mild asthma increases your risk of getting COVID-19, it’s still important for people with asthma to take ...

Learn the vital steps to take when someone experiences a severe asthma attack, from recognizing danger signs to administering help and knowing when to call 911.

Among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, the asthma drug montelukast (Singulair) did not reduce duration of symptoms, ...

Severe asthma is a chronic respiratory condition in which your symptoms are more intense and difficult to control than mild-to-moderate cases. Treatments include corticosteroids, biologics ...

Historically, RSV has been studied mainly in infants and older adults, but recent research shows that it also poses a ...