Asthma Spotlight
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 potential guests on the show or any indviduals interviewed and quoted are subject to the same opinion disclaimers. Please follow and share and send any questions on asthma to asthmaspotlight@gmail.com which will be answered in future podcasts. Tw(X): @asthmaspotlight and @bigcatdoc Disclaimer: Asthma Spotlight PODCAST Disclaimer: The opinions I express in this Asthma Spotlight PODCAST are relevant to the information available at the time of publication, and are not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical, health, or professional advice of any kind in any jurisdiction where this podcast is available, in perpetuity. The information contained in this podcast is an educational service that provides general health information about asthma and is not a substitute for medical or health advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. This podcast contains my own opinions. I will make every effort to broadcast correct information but listeners must realise that medicine is a constantly changing science and art. One doctor may have a different way of doing things from another. I am simply presenting my views on asthma that will be as evidence based as possible I do not promote any asthma medications or devices. By listening to this podcast, which is intended for people with asthma and their caregivers, you agree not to use this podcast or blog as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, and if you are a health professional, this includes but is not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast or blog. You understand and agree that under no circumstances shall Dr Mark Levy any guests or contributors to the podcast or blog be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast or blog. Additional Legal Disclaimer: AsthmaSpotlight Podcast: This blog or podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast or blog. Privacy notice AsthmaSpotlight Podcast: While you may give your email address to me if you send any questions to asthmaspotlight@gmail.com to be answered in future podcasts, I will never share your email address or contact information with any third parties without your explicit permission. Advertising policy Asthma Spotlight Podcast: The Asthma Spotlight podcast may receive advertising money; Dr Mark Levy and any other presenters on Asthma Spotlight podcast do NOT endorse any of the adverts placed on the site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 in the recent report on child deaths due to asthma and anaphylaxis. (NCMD.info/asthma) Despite prev
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 Canada with that in the United Kingdom. Key differences include that unlike in the UK asthma care in Ca
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 published in the UK in the last 60 years. That these potentially preventable deaths continue in the UK is
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 well known modifiable risk factors for poor outcomes. Had these factors been identified and acted upon
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 paediatricians and physicians. So in this podcast I’ve discussed four key messages from the document which in
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 authors for consideration before publishing the new guideline. In this second of two podcasts I’m j