The Impact of Asthma on Adolescent Health and Well-Being

19/09/2023 18 min
The Impact of Asthma on Adolescent Health and Well-Being

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Send us a textThere are nearly  6 million children in the U.S. with asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What can you do if your child has asthma and how can you encourage them to be active without triggering an asthma attack? Our guest for this episode is Adaobi Kanu, M.D., is a pediatric pulmonologist for Texas Tech Physicians. She explains what asthma is, what causes it, what triggers attacks, what treatments are available and what parents and caregivers can do to keep their kiddos safe.