Air Pollution

Public health interventions and stay-at-home orders issued in March in the Philadelphia region to limit the transmission of COVID-19 also led to a marked decrease in health care visits for outpatient and hospitalized patients with asthma.

According to a presentation at the virtual Heart in Diabetes Conference, physicians should discuss CVD risk reduction by the time a woman hits menopause.

Occupational exposures to vehicle exhaust, burning wood, metals and pesticides were linked to abnormal parameters of left ventricular and right ventricular systolic dysfunction in Hispanic and Latino participants, researchers found.

Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at an increased risk for developing asthma and persistent wheeze compared with those who are not exposed, according to a study published in The BMJ.

Researchers in India reported significant associations between exposure to air pollution and high systolic BP and incident hypertension in urban Delhi.

Maternal exposure to heat, ozone or fine particulate matter related to climate change was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.

In a small study, low-cost, portable air pollution sensors captured personalized air-quality information and may potentially provide an alternative to traditional methods of pollution exposure measurement for patients with asthma.

There is growing evidence on connections between COVID-19, air pollution and racial disparities.

Eating more fish may help women offset the negative effects of air pollution on brain health, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Habitual exercise, even in areas with significant air pollution and airborne particulate matter, conferred a reduced risk for hypertension, according to research published in Circulation.