September 21, 2020

Wildfire Smoke Poses Special Threat to People With Asthma

THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 -- People with asthma and other respiratory illnesses need to be aware of the threat that wildfire smoke poses to their breathing and take steps to protect themselves, an allergy expert warns.

Wildfires are raging across western U.S. states, and the smoke is spreading across much of the country.

September 8, 2020

Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 -- New research may have people with asthma breathing a little easier: Doctors found the airway disease doesn't raise the risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19.

The researchers also noted that people with asthma weren't more likely than people without it to need a ventilator to help them breathe.

August 19, 2020

Birth Control Pill Could Cut Women's Risk for Asthma

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 -- Could birth control pills build a bulwark against asthma?

New research suggests that hormonal contraceptives, which alter the natural ebb and flow of female hormones, may do just that.

August 17, 2020

As Climate Change Intensifies Storms, Seniors' Health Could Suffer: Study

TUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 -- Global warming may ultimately rain on everyone's parade, but new research suggests that major thunderstorms are already wreaking some havoc on the respiratory health of seniors.

That's because atmospheric changes that precede storms increase the risk that older people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could develop breathing problems serious enough to send them to the hospital.