Health care, air pollution, gene-environment interactions, public health, environmental health, respirology, and knowledge translation, air quality
Twitter/ PollutionlabPollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air – National Geographic
To help flatten the curve, let’s clean our air – Globe and Mail
Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S. – New York Times
The coronavirus is deadly enough. But some experts suspect bad air makes it worse. – Washington Post
B.C. doctor warns of deadly ‘double whammy’ if coronavirus persists into wildfire season – Global
Air Quality Advisory For Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley – CKNW
Things to keep in mind with air quality advisory in place – News 1130
B.C.’s official tree is a source of health problems for many in forestry industry – Vancouver Sun
UBC finds potential biomarker for a surprising health hazard – UBC Medicine,
“Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths” – CBC
“Diesel Particulate Matter: What are the implications for B.C.?”- The Province
“UBC researcher needs human volunteers to breathe in diesel fumes” – The Province
“Dirty air affecting your health? Pedal harder”- Globe and Mail
“Salt therapy advocates breathe easy” – Georgia Straight
Reaction to air pollution linked to genetics – David Suzuki Foundation Docs Talk
The link between genetics and respiratory disorders by air pollution (FEST 2012)
Exercise in smog better than taking a break (Global News, Sep 13, 2012)