Over the last several years, I have gotten to know Carrie Nyssen of the American Lung Association. She works tirelessly to advocate to our state level policy makers about the…
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…
It is very interesting how certain fruity or other favorite flavors of childhood are often seen as safe, even when we are inhaling them. Many seem to think that just…
Welcome to Season Three of the Air Health Our Health podcast! It is back to school season, and across the country, kids will be exposed to vaping and e-cigarette devices…
Today's podcast episode explores a specific county-level fight over flavored tobacco products. I talk to three people working hard to keep our kids from developing a lifelong addiction to tobacco-…
I am an ICU and lung doctor in Oregon who cares for those whose lives have been devastated by nicotine addiction and who desperately want to kick the habit. The…
Big Tobacco works hard to addict young brains before the age of 21, and employs a host of strategies to attract our kids. I have recently been serving on the…
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…
Es muy importante entender que la “comunidad latina” o la “comunidad hispana” en los Estados Unidos es un grupo muy diverso, que incluye personas con ascendencia africana, asiática, nativa y…