Last year's “Advances in pediatric asthma” concluded with the following statement:“If we can
close these [remaining] gaps through better communication, improvements in the health …

Asthma morbidity in pediatric patients can be significantly reduced through the coordinated
efforts of asthma care clinicians, families, and schools. The efforts of asthma care clinicians …

Objectives: Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders among children.
Many countries have implemented universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) for the …

Underserved populations have limited access to care. Improved access to effective asthma
care potentially improves quality of life and reduces costs associated with emergency …

Objectives. Local asthma prevalence, especially in high-risk areas, may vary greatly from
those estimated by national or regional data and targeted, community-specific approaches …

BACKGROUND Asthma episodes and deaths are known to be seasonal. A number of
reports have shown peaks in asthma episodes in school-aged children associated with the …

Background School-supervised use of a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid regimen
(supervised therapy) can improve medication adherence and asthma control. Objective We …

Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric lung disease, affecting nearly 6 million
children in the United States. Disparities in asthma prevalence and morbidity exist, with …

Abstract The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership
for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of …

The NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019 with
many commemorative events and a publication highlighting some of the extraordinary …