Patients with asthma were found to have a more than 3-fold greater risk of developing narcolepsy than those without asthma, with use of inhaled corticosteroids indicated to decrease risk. Incidence of ...

"There’s enough data out there that highlights this association, so the next steps really are looking more in detail about the best ways to reduce the burden of both conditions." — Matthew C.

Diagnosing precisely what type of asthma a child has and fine-tuning the treatment for it involves an invasive procedure under general anesthesia. For children with mild asthma, it's just not worth ...

The 2012 GLI race-specific equation failed to detect reduced lung function in 39% of Black children participating in three large cohorts. The 2022 GLI race-neutral equation identified two- to ...

Nearly 26 million people in the United States have asthma. That’s about 1 in 13 people. Rates are highest in the Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Asthma affects 4.8 ...

Researchers report that as many as 70% of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma could be undiagnosed. They say that receiving a diagnosis and treatment can dramatically ...

As a born and raised New Yorker, the air I've taken been breathing my whole life definitely hasn't been the cleanest. During my childhood, 9/11 occurred while I was in elementary school. I vividly ...

Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD Key Takeaways Wheezing is a sign of an asthma attack and is caused by reduced ...