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"Billie was inappropriately discharged at approximately 3.30am without adequate repeat observations or senior clinical review ...
A coroner has voiced serious concerns over a recurring "lack of observations" at London's Royal Free Hospital following the death of a teenager ... her first ever asthma attack.
A coroner has raised concerns about a “theme” of a “lack of observations” at a leading London hospital following the death of a teenage girl from asthma. Billie Wicks died age 16 after an asthma ...
A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function ...
A first-of-its-kind study has found that almost half, 45.6%, of Australian teenagers are living with one or more chronic diseases, including diabetes or asthma, or a developmental condition like ADHD.
Learn more › Almost 28 million people in the U.S. suffer from asthma, according to Kenneth Mendez, president and CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). He tells me that ...