Ozone

Air pollution from oil and gas production contributed to 7,500 excess deaths, 410,000 asthma attacks and 2,200 new cases of childhood asthma across the nation in 2016, according to a study published in Environmental Research: Health.

Developing menopause at an earlier age and late initiation of hormone therapy were associated with increased vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.

Ozone exposure was associated with an increased risk for gestational hypertension during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Moderate levels of ozone and fine particulate matter were associated with nonviral asthma attacks among children and adolescents living in low-income urban areas, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

Exposure to common air pollutants were associated with more severe outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to findings published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

WHO has issued new global air quality guidelines, updating its previous recommendations that were made 16 years ago.

Ozone levels and DRB1 alleles represent independent factors that correlate with risk for pediatric MS, according to findings presented at MSVirtual2020.

Former and current smokers living in high-poverty neighborhoods may have an increased risk for adverse respiratory effects of ozone exposure.

In patients with dry eye disease, there was an increase in ocular discomfort and a decrease in tear secretion following short-term exposure to increased ground-level ozone concentration, according to a Korean study.