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Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status American College of Chest Physicians
EurekAlert (press release) Shanghai (April 11, 2016)–Among people with asthma, lower socioeconomic status, education level, and ethnic minority status clearly have undesirable effects on their care and outcomes. Patients with severe disease who attend county (public) hospitals … |
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Physician’s Weekly |
Improving Pediatric Asthma Care
Physician’s Weekly For a study published in Population Health Management, Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, MS, and Robert S. Byrd, MD, MPH, sought to determine the quality of life and healthcare utilization of children with asthma. “We used 2011-2012 data from the California … |
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Physician’s Weekly |
CME: Treating Asthma in Older Women
Physician’s Weekly Studies have shown that older women with asthma have disease-associated morbidity and mortality that is different from other patient populations. Physicians should consider using tailored treatment strategies to improve care in this vulnerable patient … |
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Physicians anticipate more biologics, once-daily treatments for asthma
Healio Physicians anticipate utilizing additional once-daily and novel biologic agents that are expected to be launched in the US by 2018 to treat patients with asthma, according to survey results from Decision Resources Group. Novel biologics that target … |
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The Guardian |
Asthma killing people needlessly, says Royal College of Physicians
The Guardian Children and adults are dying needlessly from asthma attacks, according to a report by experts published on Tuesday, which found that in a quarter of fatal cases patients had received less than satisfactory care. Complacency around the disease – which … Asthma patients 'dying needlessly' because of poor care, warns report Asthma sufferers in the UK are 'dying needlessly each year because of poor … 800 asthma patients a year die needlessly: Half were given the wrong medication |
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Pittsburgh Physicians Conduct Asthma Research
90.5 WESA Twenty-five million people in the United States have asthma, and that number is growing every year. Research by the Allegheny Health Network is now underway that examines whether high levels of particulate air pollution in the Pittsburgh area are … |
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Free Webinar Helps Physicians Better Care for Patients With Asthma — AAFP …
AAFP News Now Family physicians, always on the hunt for better ways to manage the care of their patients with asthma, have an opportunity to learn more on the topic from two physician experts who will co-host a free webinar, The Patient Journey: Implementing … |
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Free Webinar Helps Physicians Better Care for Patients With Asthma
AAFP News Now Family physicians, always on the hunt for better ways to manage the care of their patients with asthma, have an opportunity to learn more on the topic from two physician experts who will co-host a free webinar, The Patient Journey: Implementing … |
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2013 National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month | Medical Blog
Physician’s Weekly (blog) Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. May is peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers and a perfect time to educate your patients who suffer from one of … |
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Nurses and Physicians Provide Equal Care for Asthma Patients
Medscape A recent review of studies comparing the quality of asthma care provided by physicians vs nurses found no significant difference between them. The study specifically looked at asthma management by specially trained asthma nurses working relatively … |
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