Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return One parent described taking her son to hospital almost every September. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
People with allergies at lower risk of catching Covid One study showed people with food allergies were 50% less likely to become infected Wales Online · Aug 26, 2022
Got allergies? You could be at lower risk of catching COVID To respond effectively to COVID, it’s been important to understand who may be at higher risk of contracting the virus and developing more severe disease. The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022
Woman urged to 'dump husband' as he refused to leave work when son was in hospital A woman has been urged to leave her husband after he refused to take time off work to come and visit their son in the hospital after he suffered from an asthma attack, leaving her struggling with a baby as well Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022
Drivers warned that ‘thunder fever’ could cost them a £5,000 fine Hayfever sufferers and those with asthma are most as risk Nottingham Post · Aug 22, 2022
Ask the Pediatrician: How should parents set up an asthma action plan? Q: Our pediatrician said we should have an asthma action plan for our son. How do we do that? Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022
PIP provides up to £627 each month to more than 130,000 people with respiratory conditions There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP. Daily Record · Aug 20, 2022
Dr Hilary issues 'thunder fever' warning on ITV's Lorraine The GP offered out advice to those with hayfever and asthma on Wednesday's Lorraine Wales Online · Aug 17, 2022
TV's Dr Hilary Jones issues stark warning to all asthma sufferers The GP appeared on Lorraine on Thursday Liverpool Echo · Aug 17, 2022
Warning as heavy rain expected to trigger rare 'thunder fever' weather phenomenon Heavy rain this week could trigger rare cases of 'thunder fever' in hay fever and asthmatics, with the risk coming from huge clouds of pollen and dust causing potential health problems Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022
Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease. ABC News · Aug 16, 2022
Seven out of 10 Australians with asthma are prescribed too much medicine A quarter of people with asthma who use inhaler controllers "are dispensed potentially toxic cumulative oral corticosteroid doses". The New Daily · Aug 16, 2022
What is thunderstorm asthma? Warning over ‘rare phenomenon’ as UK hit by dramatic weather change The Met Office issued three day thunderstorm warning for most of the UK, raising concerns over impact for hayfever and asthma sufferers The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
What is thunderstorm asthma and why is it so dangerous in summer? Allergy specialist Dr Sophie Farooque has explained why this rare occurrence is hazardous to some people's health Wales Online · Aug 16, 2022
Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022 ARWR: Phase 1/2a Clinical Trials Underway for Pulmonary Disease Candidates… By David Bautz, PhD NASDAQ:ARWR READ THE FULL ARWR RESEARCH REPORT
The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022 ‘No time for inaction’: how a California refinery disaster created a generation of activists Ten years ago, a fire in Richmond forced thousands to seek respiratory treatment. For young people, it was a transformative moment
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 Allergies in children have risen seven-fold in past 15 years, study shows Britain has some of the highest rates anywhere in the world for food allergies and the related conditions of eczema, asthma and hay fever. Now four in every ten children are allergic to something
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 Dad nearly died after his heart stopped twice during first ever asthma attack Jamie Bell was celebrating his son's first birthday in Bath, when he woke up gasping for breath, and later suffered a double cardiac arrest landing him in a coma
Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022 Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID's next wave Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2022 University of Newcastle postdoctoral researcher awarded Asthma Australia fellowship "Patients have said they want a more active role in their care and to be more involved in those decisions."
ABC News · Jul 22, 2022 Ambulance unable to be sent to 13yo boy suffering asthma attack because none were available A 13-year-old boy suffering an asthma attack stopped breathing in a taxi on the way to hospital after the child's mother was told no ambulances were available, with a number out of action due to ramping and other jobs.
Manchester Evening News · Jul 21, 2022 Mum calls for schools to be closed on days when pollution levels are high "We did all this work for Covid, protecting people's lives and this is just as bad and it feels like very little action is happening and the impact on children's health and future health is being ignored."
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022 Study shows Houston is among 3 AFC South cities that are asthma hotspots Houston is situated in an asthma hotspot, and is one of three AFC South cities that can be challenging for asthma sufferers.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022 Chicago must do more to erase racial disparities in childhood asthma Black children are more than four times as likely to go to the emergency department for asthma symptoms, like trouble breathing, compared to white children. The racial gap has increased by nearly 10% between 2016 and 2021.
Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2022 Heatwave means I risk life-threatening asthma attack if I leave home, reveals London mother An estimated 3.5m Britons with asthma are at risk of having an attack sparked by hot weather