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Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023

Plum Health

Visibility is good and asthma exacerbations happen with fewer frequency. Here are some of the key findings: A wildfire event can cause feelings of confusion, anger, fear, and loss, all of which can have long-term impacts on the people and communities that experience them. The typical air quality index is closer to 30.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

According to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown, mortality caused by extreme heat events increased by 53.7% Relate sustainability topics to chronic disease prevention—air pollution and asthma, heat exposure and cardiovascular risks, food systems and metabolic health. Need help planning an event? Contact us today!

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

A little-publicized CDC-led 2022 study suggested that the aluminum salts added to make some pediatric vaccines more effective might cumulatively be linked to an increased incidence of asthma. ” She said HHS was “building surveillance systems that will accurately measure vaccine risks as well as benefits.”

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

And a while ago, there were fires and what we were able to do with our databases was really to identify those at highest risk for an asthma exacerbation under these circumstances. Being a member for a long time has real health benefits. Khang Nguyen (18:00): It really does.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. And some other symptoms that you gotta think about in reflux, chronic cough, hoarseness, or even asthma like symptoms. This measures both acid and non acid reflux events. It’s kind of like a Holter monitor for reflux.

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Q&A: Experts Urge Pediatric Advocacy Amid Worsening Climate Hazards

Physician's Weekly

As climate change increases in certain pediatric illnesses like asthma, pediatricians have a role in caring for children, especially in vulnerable communities. Globally, flooding is the most common type of extreme weather event (EWE) and >500 million children reside in flood zones worldwide.

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How to choose between Pediatrics and Internal Medicine for post-graduation?

Tiny Physician

In adults, vascular events like myocardial infarction and stroke, hypertensive emergencies, alcohol abuse and related complications, exacerbation of COPD and Asthma etc. Emergencies Image taken from American Academy of Pediatrics The pediatric and adult emergency scenarios are totally different.