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Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions

Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Number of London children being admitted to hospital with asthma rises 64% in a year

The number of children being admitted to hospital with asthma in London has risen by 64 per cent in a year, according to new analysis, as Mayor Sadiq Khan vowed to clean up the capital's "filthy" air.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022

Mum says son, 12, rushed to hospital 3 times with breathing issues due to mouldy home

Kayden, who suffers from asthma, has to "catch his breath" when walking inside the council home's bathroom, and has even been sent home from school due to his health problems

Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022

Woman struggled to breathe for eight years before finally being diagnosed with incurable condition

'One day I was struggling to take a deep breath, it frightened me so much I went to A&E. After hours of waiting, I was finally seen by a nurse who said it was down to a chest infection'

Wales Online · Nov 15, 2022

Edinburgh woman waits six years for deadly lung diagnosis from doctors

Vivienne Gaynor, 60, says that she had to wait around six years to be given a COPD diagnosis and that she was forced to give up her job and use a mobility scooter due to the illness.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 15, 2022

Scots mum left fearing for asthmatic son's health as chronic dampness leaves home 'covered in mould'

Laura Nicholson, from Motherwell, claims the long-running issue at her council flat has left her walls wet to the touch and black with fungus which has spread to bedding, clothing and furniture throughout the property.

Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022

One in four COPD patients waiting five or more years for diagnosis in Northern Ireland

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland has called for urgent action

Belfast Live · Nov 15, 2022

Thunderstorm asthma warnings issued for northern and north central Victoria as wet weather predicted

The Victorian Department of Health says the greatest risk is in the north central and northern country districts, which include regional centres Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca and Castlemaine.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

Hayfever, asthma sufferers warned Vic pollen levels currently the highest in decades

Victorians are struggling with worse hayfever and asthma conditions this year, with researchers warning pollen counts are higher than they have been in decades.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Young mum dies after asthma attack in bed despite family's desperate efforts to save her

Amy Greenwood, mum of Bailey, four, and Orla, eight months, had been looking forward to getting married

Wales Online · Nov 10, 2022