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Getting a new asthma diagnosis or receiving a prescription for an inhaler or nebulizer can be very overwhelming for parents. Honestly, I felt overwhelmed the first time I learned about inhalers in school and had to practice counseling a patient! I'm sure my preceptor was laughing at me

Asthma diagnoses can be particularly challenging for families. As a parent, it’s difficult to see your child suffer from any disease or illness. However, with asthma, it can be especially frightening because the child struggles to breathe. To help them breathe, parents must learn a whole new language filled

Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs in which the patient's airway is inflamed, making breathing difficult and causing coughing or wheezing. The lung and airway tissue is sensitive, like a toddler whose favorite show has ended or a preteen styling their hair. It must be treated

Cold winter months make me long for spring. When spring rolls around and everyone in my house can’t stop sneezing, I swiftly long for summer. Or some good noise-canceling headphones.  Where I live, we don't have four seasons but eleven. There’s winter, then fool’s spring,

Imagine it's the month of May. Birds are tweeting, the sun is shining, and parents everywhere breathe a sigh of relief. We made it through cold and flu season, y’all. We made it. The kids run into the house after an afternoon playing outside, and that’s

Seasonal and environmental allergies in kids occur when their immune systems overreact to a normal substance in the environment. Pollen in the summer, ragweed in the fall, and dust in the winter are common allergens that can wreak havoc on little noses. With continual exposure to the offending allergen, children