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asthmatic

[az-mat-ik, as-] / æzˈmæt ɪk, æs- /


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“The children, as asthmatics treated with corticosteroids, already faced possible bone health problems and diminished growth,” Piller writes, “and any vitamin D deficiency would place them at greater risk for fractures.”

From Washington Post

Charles Piller, an investigative journalist for Science, talks with host Sarah Crespi about a risky trial of vitamin D in asthmatic children that has caused a lot of concern among ethicists.

From Science Magazine

As I'm asthmatic, I was hit hardest in my family.

From BBC

"A person on my floor who is asthmatic and was considered at risk wasn't allowed to go to the hospital after waiting six hours for an ambulance to pick him up."

From BBC

Burnice Cain, a mother of an asthmatic second-grader at Houston Elementary in Northeast Washington, said she is unsure whether she wants her daughter to return to a school building in the fall.

From Washington Post