Beat the 10% Brain Tax- Indoor CO2 & You
As a lung doctor, I am very familiar with how humans breathe. We generate a significant amount of carbon dioxide in our bodies and need to exhale it. When we…
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March 2, 2026
Clean Air Gift Guide
Happy holidays! This post is being released shortly after Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. I’m sure, like many of you, the gift-giving…
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December 1, 2025
The Nose Knows- Understanding VOCs with Dr. Delphine Farmer
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…
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April 1, 2024
Ring in the New Year by taking action on Radon
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January 1, 2024
Hidden in Plain Sight- Red-Lining, Race & Lung-Function with Dr. Neeta Thakur
One of the most impactful statements I have heard in trying to understand how racism affects our world is “Racism is not the shark, it’s the water.” When I was…
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May 1, 2023
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Spring Break- An Air Health Our Health Tour
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…
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March 6, 2023
The Fire Inside- Gas Stoves, NO2 & Health with Dr. Laura Paulin
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…
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March 28, 2022
What’s in an Index? The AQI and Kids with Dr. Rosser
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…
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March 7, 2022
What’s in a standard? PM2.5 and our health with Dan Costa
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…
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February 14, 2022
Radón, cáncer, tu hogar y la salud pública con Mateo Olmos
Enero es el Mes de Acción del Radón. Entonces, ¿qué es el radón? El radón es un gas radiactivo natural que existe en el suelo y la roca debajo de…
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January 24, 2022