How Researchers Used A Smartphone To Study Asthma

Our smartphones help accomplish so many routine tasks in our lives these days that we often take them for granted. From scheduling meetings to being a constant source of news and even waking us up, they have become an indispensable part of keeping us organized and running efficiently.
And recently, smartphones have also become useful tools for scientists who conduct research on diseases that affect millions of people.....

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Nurses’ role in improving outcomes for patients with severe asthma

Abstract
Severe asthma has major adverse effects on patients’ quality of life, the use of healthcare resources and society as a whole. Asthma exacerbations can be fatal, and many deaths could probably be avoided with appropriate patient support, management and referral. Nurses in primary care play a key role in checking how well patients are managing their condition and refer them when appropriate. In specialist severe asthma services, respiratory nurse specialists assess patients, help define their asthma subtype and administer novel therapies. This article provides an overview of severe asthma management and the role of nurses.....

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How Do You Determine Your Treatment Priorities?

I was recently asked about what my treatment priorities are. It has been a long time since I have thought about treatment priorities. After spending a lot of time hearing from my medical team, that I had limited options, or that they have been exhausted I believe that I have become a bit immune to this topic. There was a time when I didn’t feel that my doctors and I were on the same page regarding priorities. While I definitely want my inflammation to be controlled, it took me a while to wrap my head around the role of eosinophils in inflammation since I can’t see them, it was difficult to understand why they are so important and why there was so much focus on the inflammation when I just wanted to focus on other needs that I had. Now that I have a much more in-depth understanding of inflammation and its overall role, I have changed my opinion on where inflammation sits on my lists of priorities.....

Read more here: asthma.net