Wildfires

The University of California, Davis Health has established a population health-based action plan to help health systems and care teams stay on top of wildfires and protect patients with COPD and asthma, according to a press release.

In British Columbia, a rebate of $100 for an air filter that lowers indoor smoke concentrations was deemed cost effective in multiple regions, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — Exposure to wildfire smoke and fine particulates was associated with increased risk of a dementia diagnosis in a cohort of older adults, data show.

In a review of nearly 500 observational studies, researchers determined that certain environmental stressors are associated with heart disease and are getting worse due to climate change.

NEW YORK — A key role for psychiatrists is assessing the mental health needs of a community affected by natural disaster, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Climate change has resulted in higher pollution levels, more wildfires and warmer temperatures, all of which come together and increase the risk for asthma, according to a paper published in Frontiers in Science.

ANAHEIM, Calif. —Patients with asthma used reliever inhalers more on days with unhealthy air quality during the Canadian wildfires, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

The historical climate events of the past summer may have been eye-opening for all, but the health of patients with respiratory diseases and conditions has been particularly threatened due to these exposures.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The wildfires in Canada in May and June 2023 were associated with short-term increases in asthma reliever use, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Fine particulate matter from wildfires resulted in more cardiopulmonary ED visits among older adults, Native Americans and rural area residents, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.