Picture sent to me by a friend. Is this elevator safe(r) to ride? Is it less safe? In addition to being a lung and ICU doctor, I am the mother…
I gave this talk in October 2021 to Santa Barbara Healthcare Workers for Racial Justice. I cover the health impact of air pollution, provide an example of redlining poor air…
I frequently tell my patients with asthma that there are as many types of asthma as there are people with asthma. The illness develops from a complex interaction of our…
Con frecuencia les digo a mis pacientes con asma que hay tantos tipos de asma como personas con asma. La enfermedad se desarrolla a partir de una interacción compleja de…
This is a guest post by Dr. Elliott Gall of PSU. You can follow him on Twitter or see his main blog here. Degraded outdoor air quality is one of…
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…
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…
We have study after study showing the harms of traffic related air pollution and its health and economic toll. We also have studies showing hope with sensible public policy and…
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…
Today on the podcast, I am joined by Dr. Linda George, PhD of Portland State University. She co-led the study that led to the elaborate air filtration system I can…