Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks

Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks

Nov. 30, 2021 — When skies were blue and air pollution was reduced during stay-at-home lockdowns at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were fewer severe heart attacks in the United States, a new study suggests. The researchers examined air pollution levels and numbers of severe heart attacks reported by emergency medical service personnel … Read more

Can a Portable Air Cleaner Protect You From COVID?

Can a Portable Air Cleaner Protect You From COVID?

Joseph Allen, DSc, assistant professor of exposure assessment science and director, Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard University. Shelly Miller, PhD, environmental engineer, University of Colorado-Boulder. Linsey Marr, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Tech. Shelly Miller blog: “A Hopefully Helpful Short Report on Air Cleaners.” Clinical Infectious Diseases: “It Is Time to Address Airborne … Read more