The Latest Breaking News from asthma

A persistent cough can be embarrassing, especially if people think you have COVID.

ANALYSIS: Ian Musgrave explores the common household issue of black mould

“I’ve seen my child’s life almost slip away after a peanut exposure…This isn't a joke. It never was," says one mom, riled after a recent SNL skit.

According to Québec’s public health research centre, the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), the proportion of people suffering from asthma in the province has almost doubled since the early 2000s. It rose from 6.4 per cent to 11 per cent between 2001 and 2017.

ANALYSIS: Asthma is more prevalent in urban settings. Zhebin Yu asnd Erik Melen report

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, affecting around 260 million people.

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”).

A pill used by nearly 9 million women in the U.S. is now being linked to a hidden risk of asthma.

Exclusive: Minority ethnic patients in most deprived areas more likely to face asthma emergency, analysis shows