Financial incentives may improve asthma medication adherence in Black children. Study shows daily rewards boosted adherence, ...

“We expected Black children to be at increased risk for asthma, but I thought that this would be mostly due to Black children having reduced lung function,” said James Gern, MD, professor of ...

Lung function assessment factoring in race performed poorly in flagging asthma among Black children, a study showed. The 2012 Global Lung Initiative (GLI) race-specific equation failed to detect ...

The study led by first author Wan Chi Chang, MS, showed that the new race-neutral equation led to 2.5–4-fold more Black children with asthma symptoms as having reduced lung function compared to ...

When he was 10, she noticed he was wheezing. She took him to a hospital and learned he had asthma, a chronic condition that ...

CHWs bridge gaps in asthma care for Black children. Study shows promise in improving outcomes & clinical trial participation.

Diagnostic procedures based on that assumption have caused asthma to be dramatically underdiagnosed among Black children, researchers reported Feb. 28 in JAMA Open Network. About 2.5 to 4 times ...

Preventing Attack. Black woman giving blue asthma inhaler to her sick breathless child at home, free space Race plays a role in the detection of childhood asthma Outdated measures to assess lung ...

The survey shows Asthma does not strike equally across demographic groups, with 15.4 % of Black children and 9.7% of Hispanic children in Tarrant County suffering from asthma compared to 8.7% of ...

About 2.5 to 4 times as many Black kids are diagnosed with reduced lung function using newer, race-neutral formulas Originally published on healthday.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.