Occupational and Environmental Disease
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Local and state options for clean air and climate advocacy
Health care professionals can help drive practical, equitable clean air solutions that protect patients by leveraging their expertise in the clinic, community, and policy arena.
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Black lung disease mortality on the rise, recent analysis shows
CDC experts David N. Weissman, MD, FCCP, and Jacek Mazurek, MD, PhD, said that identifying dust exposure is key to improving outcomes for patients with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.
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Early data suggest air pollution may initiate lung cancer
Researcher Peiyao Wang said early results show that fine particulate matter is causing permanent DNA damage, which could have implications for lung cancer screening.
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Panelists address local approaches for clean air and climate action
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, presented on the health effects and mitigation of pollutant exposures at or near schools.
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Panel to outline growing impact of climate change in critical care
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS, will chair a Sunday morning session on climate change’s growing encroachments in critical illness and acute conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, and asthma exacerbations.
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Speakers to discuss crucial distinctions of familial, sporadic ILDs
Mary Beth Scholand, MD, FCCP, will serve as co-chair of a Sunday afternoon session on current practices in assessing familial and sporadic ILD patients with telomere measurements and genetic testing.
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Study identifies key environmental exposures associated with risk of interstitial lung disease
Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, MSc, said the findings underscore the importance of asking patients about potential workplace inhalation exposures.
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Understanding high-risk factors like PM2.5 in lung cancer
Renelle Myers, MD, FRCPC, discusses factors beyond tobacco use that clinicians should consider when screening for lung cancer, such as pollution exposure.
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Consequences of wildfire smoke exposure extend beyond local area
In a recent study, Mary E. Maldarelli, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that wildfires can increase health risks even from thousands of miles away.
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Making invisible problems visible
For Erika Mosesón, MD, a pulmonologist and ICU doctor, advocacy for clean air and climate action started small: signing petitions and writing letters. Even as she attended conferences and learned about the health impacts of air pollution, her impression was that experts were handling it. “I didn’t really think my voice was worth highlighting,” Dr.…
