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Education and the proper treatment are absolutely vital, charity says

Open Airways founder celebrated for changing the face of asthma care

Open Airways will celebrate World Asthma Day today at Victoria Park by offering free consultations and offering free asthma prevention supplies. The event, which will take place from 11.30am to 2pm, will have asthma-trained educators present. Open ...

Marla Smith had a terrible time with asthma as a child but is now an avid runner and has completed all six of the world’s major marathons

The Argus Group has announced continued support of the Open Airways Spacer Programme with a donation of $8,360. This is the fourth year Argus has supported the charity’s pledge to distribute at least 1,000 spacers, which cost between $12.50 and $21.5...

About half of schoolchildren with asthma are not listed on a register of students who have the condition, a charity has estimated. Liz Boden, co-founder of Open Airways, said that pupils should not miss out on lessons or activities because of asthma ...

After a two year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, World Asthma Day returned to Bermuda yesterday. Musicians from Warwick Academy expanded their lungs to play wind and brass instruments while Open Airways staff and volunteers demonstrated equipm...

An event to help people with asthma moves to a new venue in Hamilton today. Open Airways will mark World Asthma Day at the Victoria Park bandstand today, when information and support tools will be handed out from 11.30am to 2pm. It comes after a two-...

A steroid used to treat asthmatics may have protected them from infection by the coronavirus, a member of an health group said yesterday. Tracy Nash, the director of education at asthma charity Open Airways, said that asthmatics were not as badly aff...

To see Jonathan Betts in action, you’d never think he had asthma. He runs, bikes and swims competitively. His not-so-secret weapon is Symbicort, the preventer he uses twice a day. Bermuda’s asthma charity Open Airways describes it as ’smart’ – a sing...

Asthma charity Open Airways has warned parents and pupils of an annual September spike in asthma attacks as it tackled concerns about Covid-19. A spokeswoman said that well-controlled asthma was the best defence. She added: “During these challenging ...

Dear Sir, The following was addressed to Debbie Barboza, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease nurse educator at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. I have been an asthma sufferer for 75 years, with asthma diagnosed at the age of 5. It has made a...