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JDr. Ashwin Basavaraj, Associate Director at NYU Langone Health, explores how many people are labeled with “severe asthma” or “COPD” when there may be underlying lung damage that has not been fully evaluated. In this episode, we unpack how asthma, COPD, and other disorders can overlap with bronchiectasis and NTM, and why these connections are so often missed. We discuss key red flags such as daily mucus production, frequent infections, and repeated hospitalizations, and talk about when to push for tests like CT scans and testing.