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For two years, I was seeing an asthma and allergy specialist. He came highly recommended after I had a serious asthma attack that required an emergency room visit. I liked...

Spring can be a beautiful time of the year. Flowers blooming, temperatures rising... but it is also a time that includes many asthma triggers. We asked our Facebook community members...

If you could be free of asthma for one day, what would you do? Would you do things that normally trigger your asthma? Would you still do the exact same...

Asthma takes on many forms. There is a continuum of asthma diagnoses and severity based on symptoms and the treatment needed to control them. Be sure to check out this...

May is Asthma Awareness Month! Being a community called Asthma.net, you could guess that we are prepared and excited to recognize this month so we bring awareness to this chronic...

"The Asthma Awareness Month 2022 Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest!" This Asthma Awareness Month, we are giving away the ultimate package! Prioritizing asthma care and treatment...

To quote Rex from the movie Toy Story, "Oh Great! Now I Have Guilt!" Parenthood. It can be a long-awaited time for many of us - but it can also...

For as long as I can remember I have had wonderful and amazing doctors that have taken care of me over the years. I have said before that I was...

I was recently speaking with a good friend, and fellow Badassmatic, who was preparing for an upcoming specialist appointment. I have been enthusiastically cheering them on as they try to...

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Ever wonder if an asthma medicine is working for you? This was the topic of a discussion I had today with an asthmatic coworker. We concluded that the best way...

After walking into a store recently, my partner and I were assaulted by the fumes of strong chemical cleaners. Since we started in-store shopping after the pandemic, this seems to...

22 years ago today, our lives changed forever. My middle son was 5 at the time, and he was sick with a cold (again). He seemed really pale, listless, and...

When I was living in Washington, DC about 10 years ago, my asthma was not just poorly controlled, it was out of control. I was taking two daily controller medicines:...

I had my biannual asthma clinic appointment yesterday. They are always pretty good, and I have been reflecting a lot lately on how excellent my entire care team is right...

You know yourself and your asthma best. So there is no better person to advocate for you than you. By communicating with doctors, all of us develop some self-advocacy skills...

In my second year in college, I dated someone from my hometown. We kept in touch casually, visiting each other once every month or so. We would order in or...

Having an asthma support network is effective for feeling in control of my asthma, my emotions, and my self-care. I have had asthma my entire life, beginning as an infant...

I have thought for a few years now that the biologic drug, Dupixent, could possibly be the gold standard medication. Especially for sufferers of atopic dermatitis. I know this because...

Hate is a very strong word. While there are many things I dislike about asthma, there is one thing that I absolutely hate. Steroids are an obvious first, but for...