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…
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,”…
There is a large gap between what is safe and what is legal. I recall having to have my son tested for heavy metals after his daycare was found to…
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…
I released a blog post earlier this week about teargas after researching it further and joining with other physicians to write a letter to the Portland mayor and city council…
It has been shocking to see the clouds of tear gas filling American cities and images of peaceful protestors and bystanders caught up in them. As a mother myself, the…
Right now our country is echoing with protests about the unjust killing of unarmed black people and the general devaluing of black lives. While these severe violent episodes are horrifying…
When I first started to learn more about COVID19, I became extra concerned for my patients who smoke. The fulminant respiratory failure COVID causes is known as Acute Respiratory Distress…
The first AirHealthOurHealth podcast is up! I had the great privilege of interviewing Dr. Matt Drake, who is a pulmonary critical care doctor at OHSU as well as an asthma…
I'm introducing a new part of the website called the "Twitchy Airways Club." I spend a great deal of time with patients trying to determine whether they have airway hyperresponsiveness, and if…