Women twice as likely as men to die from asthma attack

Newly released figures suggest the condition is killing twice as many women as men, and a charity has warned that women were being failed by a lack of research into links between hormone changes and asthma.

 

In a new report, the charity Asthma + Lung UK said urgent research investment was needed, claiming inequalities and a lack of research was leaving women “stuck in a cycle of being in and out of hospital and in some cases, losing their lives”.

 

Although during childhood asthma is more prevalent and severe in boys, after puberty the situation reverses and the condition becomes more prevalent and severe among women.

 

Sara Woolnough, the charity’s chief executive, said “Gaps in our knowledge are failing women, leaving them struggling with debilitating asthma symptoms, stuck in a cycle of being in and out of hospital, and in some cases losing their lives.

 

“By understanding the role of sex hormones in asthma, we could transform the lives of the three million women with the condition in the UK and the many millions of women with asthma across the world.

 

“We urgently need to see more investment in research in this area so we can find new treatments and better use existing treatments to help millions of women and save lives.”

 

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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

 

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