Asthma Archives - Pediatrics Nationwide

Reducing Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visits

Through serial interventions and teamwork, the initiative reduced asthma-related ED utilization rates by nearly 4% per year at a time when national rates were rising.

January 7, 2020 | Written by Abbie Roth

QI Project Increases Value of Asthma Care in a Large Primary Care Network

Multiple steps lead to better control of disease, fewer emergency department visits and $5 million in savings.

October 22, 2018 | Written by Kevin Mayhood

Asthma, General Pediatrics

Immune Cell Subtype Tied to Asthma in Mice Found in Humans With Viral Infections

If asthma development in people parallels mice, the cells’ mechanisms may provide a target for disease prevention.

January 16, 2018 | Written by Kevin Mayhood

Allergy and Immunology, Asthma, Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Teens With Asthma: A High School Diploma Does Not Equal Readiness for Self-Management

Poorly controlled asthma takes a toll on numerous aspects of health and life.

March 14, 2017 | Written by David Stukus, MD

Allergy and Immunology, Asthma, Pulmonary Medicine

Great Minds Aren’t Thinking Alike About Asthma Care

A recent audit of the Pediatric Hospital Information System using template matching finds wide variation in care provided to pediatric asthma patients.

October 18, 2016 | Written by Brianne Moore

Asthma, Pulmonology