From the 2019 issue of Duke Medicine COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary)

5. Asthma

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By Lynne Christensen • November 12, 2018

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Asthma is a chronic disease that often starts in childhood but can occur for the first time in adulthood, even later in life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18.4 million adults and 6.2 million children in the United States have asthma. Asthma causes inflammation in the airways, producing episodes of […]

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