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A woman in a purple shirt walks up the stairs.

September 27, 2023

Walking a path to better asthma control

New trial tests daily walking among Black women to control asthma

March 8, 2022

Strategy for inhaled corticosteroid use leads to better asthma outcomes, according to national study of Black and Latinx patients

Chicago patients, researchers participate in national asthma study published in New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Sharmilee-Nyenhuis

January 20, 2022

New study reports mask-wearing experiences of adults with asthma 

Over 80% of adults with asthma experienced discomfort, and 75% reported trouble breathing while wearing a mask.

Dr. Jun Ma, Professor of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatri

October 13, 2021

Adults with asthma needed for healthy diet study

Researchers to study how following an anti-inflammatory diet can affect asthma in adults

bucket of cleaning supplies

February 10, 2021

Survey: Cleaning product use affecting asthma more during COVID-19 measures

Those with asthma are experiencing less asthma control related to an increase in using household disinfectants – known asthma triggers — because of COVID-19.

Inhaler
Andrea Pappalardo

January 19, 2018

Increasing access to specialty asthma, allergy care

UI Health collaborates with community mobile medical unit

David L. Perkins and Patricia W. Finn

October 23, 2017

New asthma biomarkers identified from lung bacteria

Studies show relevance of microbiome in asthma

Hospital program gives families free legal support

September 12, 2017

Hospital program gives families free legal support

Partnership between UIC, Legal Council for Health Justice

inhaler and African American woman

January 6, 2017

Why is asthma worse in black patients?

Airway inflammation differs between races, study shows

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