Your home is your safe haven from weather, outside critters, and the rest of the world. If you have asthma, however, it may seem like nowhere is safe when it comes to warding off asthma attacks. That’s because asthma attack triggers can take on many forms — and you can be exposed to them whether you’re outside on a warm spring day, or safe at home nestled in your bed.
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Brittany DoohanBrittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
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