What Lies Beneath… Radon

Many of us are unaware of a silent killer entering our home from below- a silent killer that is responsible for over 20,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the…

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Teargas Health Effects and Fundraiser
T shirt and more with health effects of teargas

Teargas Health Effects and Fundraiser

Purchase here- OJRC FundraiserI have written blog posts (here and here) previously about my concerns regarding the health effects of teargas. I have now also had physician mother friends who…

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Veteran Fights Back Against Tobacco- Brandy Carpenter, NP
Veterans were targeted by Big Tobacco... now a veteran is taking on tobacco.

Veteran Fights Back Against Tobacco- Brandy Carpenter, NP

Veterans were targeted by Big Tobacco... now a veteran is taking on tobacco. Big Tobacco has a long history of targeting the military, from including tobacco in basic field rations…

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Save a trip to a lung doctor with a trigger diary

You know how we frequently leave the most important things for last? I think when I initially ask patients to keep a cough or symptom diary or a “trigger diary,”…

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Another month of pollen? Thanks climate change!
Pollen cloud over North Carolina- photo from BBC

Another month of pollen? Thanks climate change!

Pollen cloud over North Carolina- photo from BBC When I was growing up, I didn't have allergies. My little sister did, and they looked miserable. Now I cough and sneeze…

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