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Asthma is a very common disease of the lungs affecting over 300 million people worldwide, and attacks can flare up without warning. At least 1000 people die from asthma every day. Most asthma attacks and asthma deaths can be prevented. I'm Dr Mark L Levy family doctor with special interest in asthma. This weekly podcast aims to provide information on asthma to help asthma sufferers and those in their support network as well as health care providers. The information aims to facilitate understanding of the disease, discuss self-management on asthma, how to monitor and strive to control it, and to learn how to recognise and act on danger signals to prevent asthma attacks. This educational podcast contains my own opinions and cannot be interpreted as the delivery of healthcare in any country or jurisdiction where this podcast is available, in perpetuity. These opinions cannot substitute for medical advice from your own doctor so please see the disclaimer below. Future potenti
Dr Mark L Levy hosts Asthma Spotlight, a health show with 71 episodes published.
An asthma attack is a risk factor for future attacks. This episode of Asthma Spotlight is about preventing future asthma attacks. An asthma exacerbation or attack happens when underlying asthma is poorly controlled and i
This week, on World Asthma Day GINA ( www.ginasthma.org ) published the 2026 updated evidence based Guidance for management of Asthma. In this podcast, I have shared my initial thoughts on one aspect of this new document
Asthma care needs to be improved as a matter of urgency in the United kingdom and probably elsewhere as well. As we near the end of 2025, with evidence of poor outcomes especially in children and young people, its time f
New evidence for Anti-inflammatory Reliever Therapy (AIR) in children aged 5-15 with mild asthma. The New Zealand CARE study confirmed that inhaled Budesonide (an anti-inflammatory controller) in combination with fo
Tragically after 60 years preventable asthma deaths continue in childhood in the UK. The shocking revelation in this interview with Sylvia Stoianova that one child dies every month in England due to asthma is highlighted
Canada has amoungst the lowest numbers of asthma deaths in the world. In this interview with Dr Alan Kaplan a Canadian General Practitioner with a special interest in asthma we explore differences in care provided in Can
Lets end asthma attacks and deaths in 2025! The recent NCMD report (bit.ly/49Pg1BD) found that on average one child dies from asthma every month in England. This is one of 25 reports, papers, confidential enquiries publi
The National Child mortality database (the NCMD) published a report on deaths in children due to asthma and anaphylaxis in England, between 2019 and 2023. Most of the children who died from asthma had past evidence of we
After 5 years, a new UK asthma guideline was published in November 2025. The document is fairly long and has multiple links to other documents which may or may not be read by general practitioners or generalist paediatri
Its 5 years since the UK asthma guidelines were updated. In June 2024 new draft chronic asthma guidelines were published by NICE, the BTS and SIGN. Over 600 feedback responses with comments on this draft were sent to the
It’s 5 years since the UK asthma guidelines were updated. In June 2024 new draft chronic asthma guidelines were published by NICE/BTS/SIGN. Over 600 feedback responses were comments on this draft were sent to the authors
Many health care professionals who prescribe asthma treatment are not aware of Anti-Inflammatory Reliever (AIR) Therapy. This podcast clarifies this and will hopefully be a ‘light-bulb’ moment for doctors and nurses who
One of the biggest risks for people with asthma is in those whose asthma is not yet diagnosed. People are often being treated for symptoms, like cough or wheezing without a medical diagnosis. So despite having repeated e
Asthma attacks and asthma deaths are mostly preventable with good care. There is often a lot of publicity, about people who die from asthma. However, not much about people with asthma who have 'near misses'. i.e. life th
Severe asthma causes misery for many people, it is underdiagnosed and yet it contributes significantly to poor outcomes due to asthma and is very costly for health care providers. About 3-5% of people with asthma have se
Many colleagues have asked for an explanation on Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART) for asthma. Ther is a considerable body of exidence supporting the use of Anti-inflammatory Reliever (AIR) therapy for asthma which
Thefre is no point in doing an asthma review when someone is 100% fit ands well. Asthma is a chronic disease prone to flare ups or attacks which could be life threatening. Its characterised by intermittent symptoms or at
Asthma management in primary care in the UK has reached a stage where patients and doctors are at grave risk. The problem being that a large proportion of asthma care is being delegated inappropriately to individuals (Ph
The tragic death of another child due to asthma is the last straw for me. Most asthma attacks and deaths are potentially preventable. These preventable deaths in children particularly must stop. So Ive developed a 7-step
Continuing the current series on identifying modifiable risk factors that may have contributed to or caused an asthma attack, this podcast is about some of the conditions that may co-exist in addition to asthma. Once ide
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Asthma Spotlight is hosted by Dr Mark L Levy. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 71 episodes.
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