I had never heard of burn pits until I was in my pulmonary fellowship at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, but I first learned about them from my patients.…
Photo Courtesy of California Department of Public Health Happy World No Tobacco Day! I’m breaking the tradition of releasing on the first Monday of the month because World No Tobacco…
Since becoming a lung doctor and raising three young children, I find myself thinking constantly about what is in the air we breathe. We spend so much time in our…
Last month we heard from Dr Drew Harris about the ongoing death and disease from coal dust exposure in both miners and the community surrounding mines. We also discussed the…
I’m working on this post in the depth of a winter snow storm in which we lost power, and I had to spend the night at the hospital because the…
Last month I reviewed the importance of all of us engaging in scientifically rigorous advocacy at the local level. But how do we do that? Every county and town in…
Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at the American College of Chest Physicians conference in Hawaii. My sister (pictured above) has become the de facto Air Health Our…
How do you balance exercise benefit w/ pollution exposure? Image from Dr. Lowinsky-Desir Welcome back to Season Four of the Air Health Our Health podcast! It’s hard to believe we…
One of the most impactful statements I have heard in trying to understand how racism affects our world is “Racism is not the shark, it’s the water.” When I was…
Clear sky photo I took in my neighborhood on good AQI day- original website background Spring time is always a time to hope for better days ahead. Most importantly for…