March 2 (UPI) --Improved personalized assessments could increase the accuracy of treatment and efficacy of medication for pediatric asthma patients discharged from hospitals, according to a new study.

An asthma risk score using 7 clinically relevant parameters evaluated in a pediatric Medicaid managed care population can stratify risk for following-year asthma hospitalization. Objectives: ...

Pediatric asthma quality of life assessment evaluates the impact of asthma on a child’s physical, emotional and social functioning. It encompasses symptom burden, activity limitation, emotional ...

A new study shows improved personalized inpatient assessments can enhance the accuracy of the prescribed asthma therapy a child receives. A physician's asking of the six key asthma control questions ...

(HealthDay News) – Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric emergency ...

A fast-paced ED is typically not equipped to provide the fine-tuning of pharmacotherapy as well as the intensive child and parent education needed for symptom control and best quality of life.

OTTAWA, Canada -- Dr. Roger Zemek, Director of Emergency Research at the CHEO Research Institute and ED physician, and assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, has ...

Young girl using asthma inhaler. (Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images) Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates are associated with protection against children experiencing ...

New research suggests that long-term exposure to traffic-related pollution significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma, especially in early childhood. Children living within a football ...

The odds for asthma exacerbation and moderate to severe asthma in pediatric patients with asthma and allergy did not ...