One of the things I try to focus on with Air Health Our Health is also Our Wealth. People often think that breathing unhealthy air does not cost us as…
I cannot stress enough how important it is for people who care about clean air to speak up at their local and state level. So many important decisions get made…
Dr. Alejandro Diaz is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where he teaches medical Spanish, and a physician–scientist studying lung imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He…
“My generation was so so close to being one of the first Tobacco-free generations ever… we almost escaped…. It makes me really angry.” Youth tobacco use had fallen significantly across…
January is National Radon Action Month. On a previous post and podcast, we talked to Dr. Bill Field, a public health professor and researcher who is an expert in the…
The COVID19 pandemic has shown how little trust in science there is in some segments of our society. I am someone who has great respect for the scientific process, has…
Today I wanted to pause while COVID-19 is surging in the world and find joy this year. I know that's hard given the horrific losses of life and stability this…
I am a lung doctor who cares for patients in the clinic and ICU when they are sickened from diseases caused or worsened by air pollution. Air pollution causes diseases…
What happens when whole communities are affected by days of smoke from wildfires? This is happening with increasing frequency in the West. I recall asking myself these questions frequently while…
I recall being pregnant and thinking in a completely hyper-focused way about every single thing that entered my body and what effect it might have on my growing child. I…