Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risks for ICU Admission or Death Among COVID-19 Patients
New study suggests persistent exposure to air pollutants in residential communities can impact health outcomes for COVID-19 patients
Category: Air Pollution
FEATURED STUDY: The Effect of Climate And Air Pollution on Birthweight
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research found that exposure to heat and air pollution was associated with lower birth weight, an indicator for lifetime development.
In Utero Exposure to Tiny Pollution Particles in the Air Is Linked to Asthma in Preschoolers
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research are first to find ultrafine particles from traffic pollution influences asthma risk in U.S. children
WATCH: Air Pollution and Climate Change: the Next Societal Public Health Challenge
Drs. Just and Sheffield discuss how air pollution and climate change are both the metaphoric storm clouds on the horizon and how the COVID-19 pandemic may have brought some unexpected silver linings to the public health efforts in this topic.