Asthma is the most common airway disease, affecting nearly 25 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptom flares, called "asthma attacks," are not ...

Imagine being trapped under a heavy piece of furniture, with all the weight right on your chest. Or try to imagine how it would feel to have your throat slowly close. That’s what it can feel like to ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Asthma can be caused by genetics, like having a parent with asthma.

Some families may not realize that their child has asthma. The child may not yet have had an asthma attack, but there may be early warning signs that families are missing. Jordan McNeil, 6, has asthma ...

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about 28 million people in the United ...

Anyone who’s ever suffered from asthma knows all too well that the usual symptoms — wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath — can upend your day, keep you from being active, and even leave you ...

This reminder follows updates to product information and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for short-acting beta 2 agonists (SABAs), including salbutamol and ...

From lingering coughs to silent breathing disorders, childhood lung problems are more common and more manageable than many ...

Following a week in the hospital, Sonia Gandhi was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 5 PM with further advice to continue for a treatment at her residence.

Because of climate change, heat waves, storms, heavy rainfalls, and floods are now occurring in areas that seldom experienced these phenomena before. "Extreme weather events are rare, but in terms of ...