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Suspension of Teen Hero Prompts Calls for School Asthma Reform
Allergic Living Tishica, also 15, has had asthma since she was three months old and carries an inhaler, local news outlet KCEN reported. That day, according to the teacher's handwritten account of the incident, Tishica said she was having an asthma attack – something … |
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A case study in payment reform to support optimal pediatric asthma care
Brookings Institution This case study explores the role of emerging payment models in supporting care redesign for patients with poorly controlled pediatric asthma. It describes the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), a successful initiative developed at Boston Children's … |
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Pediatric Asthma: An Opportunity In Payment Reform And Public Health
Health Affairs (blog) Asthma affects 7 million children – more than 10 percent of kids in the U.S. – and is the most common chronic childhood disease. Yet even with high levels of insurance coverage, 46 percent of pediatric patients have uncontrolled asthma. There are … |
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Health care reform doubts and what obesity could mean for asthma: In health …
89.3 KPCC (blog) Research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (press release) says race and (potentially) genetics play a role in whether a child is likely to develop allergies. The study's authors said … Obesity: Contributing risk factor for childhood asthma in Hispanics Hispanic Health: Few Extra Pounds In Black and Latino Kids Harms Lung Function |
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Nurses Urged to Support Chemical Reform Legislation
PR Newswire (press release) "Nurses have the highest rate of occupational asthma in the country. Often asthma is linked to environmental contaminants, such as chemicals used in cleaning and in procedures in hospitals. Also, nurses are on the front lines of the health care system. … |
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Millions Would Be Denied Health-Care Coverage If Reform Law Repealed
NBC4i.com Examples of pre-existing conditions include high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, asthma and arthritis. The House of Representatives has begun the … |
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NYC Couple Demands NYPD Reform After Cop Failed To Help
CBS New York Friends and family rallied in Brooklyn on Sunday for reform in NYPD CPR training after Briana Ojeda suffered a fatal asthma attack while a police officer … |
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