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…
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…
Ozone origins - from the EPA There are many elements of air pollution that can affect our health. I have often covered the health impacts of PM2.5, which makes up…
The ALA has released a report on the health impacts of prescribed burns. Here in Oregon, as in much of the West, wildfire and resulting bad air quality are increasingly…
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…
I have covered multiple aspects of the health effects of wildfire smoke on this website and on the podcast, but sometimes it’s helpful to have a summary of health effects…
What happens when whole communities are affected by days of smoke from wildfires? This is happening with increasing frequency in the West. I recall asking myself these questions frequently while…
This podcast is airing while catastrophic wildfires are raging over the entire West Coast, and many of us have been living in air quality that is beyond the air toxics…
How many click-bait headlines are out there for people to get ahead on their investments? People spend thousands of dollars on financial planners, access to exclusive investment deals, the latest…