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…
Like so many other families during the pandemic, we tried to seek refuge in our own yard. This was particularly important for us to be able to visit with my…
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…
I don’t remember learning anything about PM2.5 in medical school. I have since learned a great deal more about it as I have become a lung doctor concerned about air…
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…
Asthma is a disease in which the breathing tubes become very inflamed and can become obstructed by mucus and spasm down, narrowing the airways and making it almost impossible to…
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…
The more I practice medicine, the more I see how important air pollution is to my patients’ health. It can be hard to help people understand the impact of pollution…
I am a lung doctor who cares for patients in the clinic and ICU when they are sickened from diseases caused or worsened by air pollution. Air pollution causes diseases…