Smoke inhalation isn’t healthy for any of us but short-term exposure for certain vulnerable patients can be particularly severe. What can health providers do during wildfire seasons to proactively protect their patients? 1. Encourage Early Action Wildfire smoke travels far…
Take 100 people and put them in the same polluted spot outside. The poor air quality will affect them all. How is a bit harder to predict. Our individual responses to the environment around us, coupled with diverse lifestyle patterns,…
Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, a connection between air pollution and COVID-19 severity had been suspected but not proven. In the first study of its kind, a group of scientists at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Most people are aware that air pollution affects people with sensitive lungs. The impact of air pollution can be immediate, but we often can’t see it. So how can we protect sensitive groups from symptom COPD exacerbation?
The Coronavirus, now referred to as COVID-19, was declared as an official pandemic. At the time of writing, the virus has spread to 176 countries around the world, taken more than 10000 lives, and caused cities across the world to…
Children can boost their mental and physical health by spending time outside, but with air pollution worsening near schools, local governments need to think of new solutions to protect children from pollution, ensuring that outside time doesn’t do children more…