Junior chess champion, 9, died from chronic asthma after doctors missed 11 opportunities to treat him
An inquest heard Michael Uriely was "hysterical" and not having an asthma attack despite a bloated chest and violent bouts of vomiting

Doctors missed 11 opportunities to treat a young chess champion before he died of chronic asthma , an inquest heard.
Michael Uriely was taken to hospital twice in the days before his death after he suffered violent coughing and vomiting fits which left him struggling to breathe.
The nine-year-old died on August 25 2015, five days after being discharged from the Royal Free Hospital in London for the second time.
In the months before his death, Michael, from St John's Wood, north-west London, was also seen by NHS GPs, as well as having private doctor appointments.....

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A report of the study's findings, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology on March 8, shows that urban living and black race are strong independent risk factors for increased asthma morbidity -- defined as higher rates of asthma-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations -- but urban living does not increase the risk for having asthma.....

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