Climate change is making asthma worse, as hotter temperatures increase ozone pollution and wildfires and make pollen season longer. But asthma, ironically, is also making climate change worse: ...

The situation is an ironic one. While climate change is worsening respiratory illnesses — by increasing extreme heat, spreading smoke from wildfires, and lowering air quality — one of the most common ...

What to do when a patient’s asthma control deteriorates after switching to a more environmentally friendly, or ‘greener’, ...

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...

Remember how a few years ago, a nagging cough or chest congestion in your child almost always meant a pediatrician prescribing nebulisation? That was the norm back then. But not anymore. These days, ...

Inhalers and nebulizers are necessary when managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both are designed to deliver medication directly to the lungs, which helps in reducing symptoms, ...

Sen. Gustavo Rivera and Queens Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas have introduced Senate Bill S9906 and Assembly Bill A10692, which would eliminate the cost of asthma inhalers, including copayment, ...

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Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...