Hospitals that meet performance standards for treating kids with asthma aren't any better at keeping those kids from showing up in the emergency room with asthma problems in the future, according to ...

Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for the most common chronic pediatric illness. Hospital readmissions for ...

A new tool can predict when an asthma exacerbation will put a child in the hospital for 2 days or more, researchers report. "Heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation levels with ...

Hospitalizations for asthma have been dramatically cut by a program that helps families reduce the conditions that trigger attacks, saving $1.46 in hospital care for every $1 spent on prevention, ...

Early hospital readmissions for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represent a major economic burden within the healthcare system and recent research found that ...

Asthmatic children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more likely to make repeat trips to the hospital for breathing problems. But researchers say asking parents about kids' smoke exposure may not ...

Nothing sends more kids to the hospital than asthma. So when doctors at Children's Hospital in Boston noticed they kept seeing an unusually high number of asthmatic kids from certain low-income ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eosinophilic asthma was defined as 300 cells/µL and higher. ICU stays were slightly but not significantly longer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Extreme daytime heat events were associated with higher odds of children’s asthma-related hospital visits.

A national clinical trial could change the way severe childhood asthma is treated.