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The last visit I had with my pulmonologist, aka The Good Doctor, he ordered pulmonary function tests, or PFTs. If you have asthma, you have probably done them before. They...

I am settled in and ready for my cross-country flight. I have: Check, check, check, and check. The flight is even going to leave on time. This should be a...

Most recently, the Discovery Plus show I got sucked into watching every episode of was Hotel Impossible, in which host and hospitality expert, Anthony Melchiorri, goes to hotels that are...

A cold always poses a challenge for my asthma and my most recent encounter caused my asthma to become all wacky. It seems like my most bothersome symptoms had returned...

Biologic drugs are protein-based medical therapies, which are made from living cells. Biologic drugs can come from human, animal, or bacterial cells. Biologic treatments include: For the most part, the...

Receiving a new medical diagnosis of asthma can be shocking. Learning you have a chronic health condition can feel jarring and emotional. It is normal to feel a range of...

I have this uncanny ability to smell asthma triggers. Anytime I walk into a room, I can smell if there is something in there that might trigger my asthma. In...

Aside from asthma, I have struggled with severe migraines since I was a teenager. They are debilitating to the point that I sometimes have to be admitted to the hospital...

If I only knew what I was getting myself into when I had my first child 32 years ago... I tried to prepare to be a good parent. I read...

If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can happen to anyone, but it most...

Living life as an asthma patient is a way of life. It is all I have ever known. I was diagnosed at around 2 years old. Good management and care...

For the past few years, my lungs have been in a place that many doctors consider to be medically mysterious. I had tried every single asthma medication on the market...

Over the last few weeks, the east coast of the United States has been dealing with wildfire smoke blowing down from Canada. The air quality index has been high (the...

The first weekend in June I went to Pride Winnipeg for the first time, and my first time at a pride festival! It was shaping up to be our hottest...

I was recently in a waiting room for a respirology follow-up appointment for my severe asthma and I came across a wonderful patient experience moment. I have been fortunate to...

Growing up, I fit the mold of a quintessential American child. I was healthy, thin, and athletic. I was a competitive swimmer, gymnast, and did ballet. My health was fairly...

I developed asthma when I was about 16 years old, following a few rounds of severe sinus infections. What started as occasional shortness of breath evolved into more severe asthma...

I was watching the Today Show and stopped in my tracks when a story came on about medical gaslighting. Maria Shriver was reporting on the problem that, when women complain...

Severe asthma attacks are the worst. If you have not had one, I hope you never do. If you have ever had one, I am sure you know exactly what I...

Getting other opinions is nothing new for me in my pulmonary journey. I wrote an article about my experiences with second, third, fourth, and millionth opinions a while back. For...