Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C

What if my chronic cough is caused by something other than asthma? Like...lung cancer? Lungs can be cranky, and sometimes it is hard to figure out what is going on...

I live in an area known for wildfires – made worse by decades of drought. In fact, as I write this, it has been 34 days without any rain. The...

Allergies and asthma often go hand in hand, and controlling allergies can help control asthma. Collegiate daughter had a miserable year. In fact, last year was the worst she's ever...

Well, COVID-19 finally got me. I am missing my second week of work, and I am miserable. I am juggling doses of my controller inhaler, using my nebulizer for frequent...

Now that school is back in session, there is one thing to watch for if you have kids with asthma – the September Asthma Peak Week. It’s the third week...

I received a late-night phone call from another state that my family member had an accident and was in the hospital. The next morning, Hubster and I flew to be...

The Summer Olympics will be taking place in Paris in July. Is anyone lucky enough to attend? I can't wait to see footage of my favorite city. To say I’m...

Just when I thought I had experienced every asthma trigger out there, along came a new one! I had a work trip to Moab, Utah, for a radon conference. Did...

I usually listen to music on the way to the office, but I have recently discovered some interesting podcasts. One is called "Chasing Life" by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. I just...

I wrote earlier about my first (and last) visit to a pulmonologist. My beloved allergy and asthma doctor had passed away from cancer, and I still miss him! He literally...

Asthma has a lot of strange asthma triggers, and one of those can be strong emotions. One strong emotion can be stress, and I experienced a VERY stressful situation yesterday...

My college-aged daughter has been having a tough time with her asthma this year. Her asthma specialist ran a series of tests to see what was going on with her...

Twenty-four years ago, our lives changed forever when my then 5-year-old was hospitalized for “breathing problems.” The respiratory therapist in the pediatrics wing THEN told me my son had asthma...

At my last job, I managed multiple webinars every month. After each webinar, I would carefully comb through the comments and suggestions to make sure the webinar topics were meeting...

It is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season (again). I was just listening to a podcast called "Incubation," and the doctor said she dreads this time of year because the halls...

My college-aged daughter had emergency surgery last month. I knew something was wrong and first took her to urgent care for a diagnosis. A few days later, I then took...

I just gave a presentation at a national conference of allergy and asthma physician assistants (PAs). Many of them were surprised to find out about asthma home visit programs, so...

There are countless asthma triggers, and what triggers your asthma can be different from someone else who has asthma. Also, asthma triggers can change over time. One of the weirdest...

If there is one thing I do not understand, it is health insurance in the United States. How do insurance companies decide what they will cover and how much they...

Oh, the innocence of young parents. I try to keep a straight face when a harried young mom tells me how lucky I am that my kids are all adults...