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…
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…
We usually call June in my corner of Oregon “Juneuary,” because it is often cold, gray and rainy. Climate change has made this nickname increasingly quaint. I was working in…
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…
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…
Groups of patients across the US and Canada helped us understand PM2.5 risks for people with lung scarring. Scarring of the lungs, or pulmonary fibrosis, is one of the most…
I have a confession to make. I am a lung doctor who hosts a podcast and a website with the slogan "Don’t light things on fire and breathe them into…
In addition to being a lung doctor, I am the mother of three young children. I often struggle with how to understand what the Air Quality Index means for my…