Ask the Expert: Questions and Answers About Uncontrolled Asthma

Summary

Even if you live thousands of miles away from a wildfire this summer, there’s a good chance wildfire smoke will impact, or has already impacted, your air quality. Air quality plays a role in everyone’s lung health, but it’s especially important for people with asthma to pay attention.We spoke with Nora Barrett, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, about how women can recognize the signs of uncontrolled asthma and regain control of their condition.​What are signs that asthma is well controlled?When you have two or fewer symptoms in a week, that’s considered well con…

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