Persistent childhood asthma sets stage for COPD – Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom


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Persistent childhood asthma sets stage for COPD
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Robert Boston Robert C. Strunk, MD, (right) discusses results of a decades-long pediatric asthma study that involved Janae Smith, (middle) a patient and study participant, and Denise Rodgers, (left) who retired earlier this year as a clinical research …
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Pediatric Asthma Team Earns Statewide Recognition for Quality Innovation – University of Rochester Newsroom

Pediatric Asthma Team Earns Statewide Recognition for Quality Innovation
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The Inpatient Multidisciplinary Pediatric Asthma Care Team (IMPACT) at Golisano Children's Hospital has earned statewide recognition for implementing a quality improvement program that cut its young patients' average hospital length of stay by nearly

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$2.9M NIH Grant Supports Research to Help Urban Teens Manage Asthma – University of Rochester Newsroom

$2.9M NIH Grant Supports Research to Help Urban Teens Manage Asthma
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Managing persistent asthma can be a challenge for adults, but it's even more difficult for teenagers learning to take control of their health. Peer pressure, feelings of embarrassment or insecurity, and busy school and activity schedules, are just some

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$3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens – University of Rochester Newsroom


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$3.6 Million Grant Funds Asthma Study for Urban Teens
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As schoolchildren enter their teenage years, they tend to start making more of their own health care decisions. But that transition can be challenging, and certain behaviors — such as making sure they take their daily asthma medication — can

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Asthma and Urban Teens: Exploring Ways to Improve Outcomes – University of Rochester Newsroom

Asthma and Urban Teens: Exploring Ways to Improve Outcomes
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An article published in February's Journal of Asthma, and authored by School of Nursing associate professor of clinical nursing Susan Blaakman, Ph.D., A.P.R.N.,has identified some potential ways to improve the outcomes of city teens with asthma by

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New Heat Therapy Treatment Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier – University of Rochester Newsroom

New Heat Therapy Treatment Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier
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University of Rochester Medical Center doctors who care for people with severe, uncontrollable asthma have introduced a new therapy to make it easier to breathe. Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma symptoms by delivering low heat to the source of the 

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