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A friend asked how I come up with blog post ideas. I said that there are all sorts of strategies I use. I said sometimes I just tell stories from...

I recently watched a series on television about the rise of the basketball team the Chicago Bulls and the journey of worldwide superstar Michael Jordan. It was fascinating to watch...

Like many other people with asthma, my asthma comes partnered with allergies. They co-mingle together and are an infamous duo in my life. This dynamic duo has a very clear...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the number of cases has been fluctuating, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people wear face masks when in public and...

People often ask me how I think of stuff to write about, and a typical answer by me is, “I don’t know. Ideas simply pop into my head.” Or I...

I was recently going through my patient journey journals. I try to keep pretty meticulous notes, ranging from medical information to symptom tracking, goals, and reviews of experiences and all the feelings...

In 2020, records are being set during this hurricane season. Tropical storms and hurricanes are named from “A-Z”, with the most recent tropical storm being named “Gonzalo”. Hurricane season starts...

Have you ever felt a vibration in your chest? Maybe you’ve even heard it, like a biological bassoon, making your once silent asthma, audible. Wheezing is a symptom of asthma...

Editor's Note: Insights for this article were from a discussion with Dr. O'Boyle, Family Medicine M.D., and were combined with the thoughts and opinions of the author. In a world...

As I checked into the pulmonary function testing lab today. The clerk called over her shoulder “Justin, this lady is here for spirometry.” As I stepped onto the scale I...

Back in the 1980s, when I was a child with asthma, there weren’t many different options for asthma control. I remember my first albuterol/rescue inhaler was a “Rotahaler” where you...

Something about submerging in warm water is pure magic. It is such a simple concept, but soaking in a bath, hot tub, hot spring, or even going in a sauna...

There is a frequent debate/discussion in the asthma/allergy community around service dogs. There is often no “good” solution here around ensuring people with disabilities who use service dogs have the...

The time finally came for me to confront my asthma symptoms and the potential link to ovarian hormones and my menstrual cycle. Although I had a conversation with my pulmonologist...

I have been asked many times if asthma is a visible or invisible disease. The answer is technically both. In most aspects, asthma is considered an invisible disease. An invisible...

In the United States, we live in a country where we reserve the constitutional right to freely protest; an incredibly powerful and integral pillar of an evolving, progressive, society. While...

So, I had really bad asthma as a kid, back in the 1970s and 80s. I was the only one in my family to have it. Of course, not only...

Confession: I’ve never bought a brand-new mattress before. I’ve always taken an extra one from my family, slept on weird futons, or moved into a room that already had a...

Nocturnal asthma is an asthma subgroup. It affects up to 75% of asthmatics. It’s definitely not a new subgroup, as even ancient physicians recognized it. Despite it being around over...

One of my earliest childhood memories attending public school is standing inside with my fifth-grade teacher on a hot day in May, passing out popsicles to my classmates when they...