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I Just Spent a Week with 13,000 Lung Experts. Here's What Worried Me Most
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the 2026 American Thoracic Society International Conference in Orlando, Florida. More than 13,000 clinicians, researchers, pulmonologists, and healthcare professionals gathered under one roof—some of the brightest minds in respiratory medicine on the...
They Deserved More Time: Honoring Those We Have Lost to Asthma and Anaphylaxis
In memory of every person whose life was cut short by a disease the world still does not take seriously enough. On May 24th, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Remembrance Day takes place around the world. It is an observance that most...
Celebrating the businesses, practitioners, and community leaders who are doing the quiet, essential work of changing lives one breath at a time. This Month, We've Been Telling the Truth About Asthma—And What Actually Causes It All month long, in honor...
When Mother's Instinct Outsmarts Modern Medicine
In honor of Mother's Day, we're celebrating the mothers who kept going — the ones who sat in waiting rooms with sick children and refused to accept "we don't know" as a final answer. There's a moment every mother in...
Why Are So Many People Developing Asthma—and What Can We Do About It?
A Deep Dive Into the Risk Factors Behind America's Most Common Chronic Lung Disease—for Asthma Awareness Month 2026 Key Takeaways 28.2 million Americans currently live with asthma—8.9% of adults and 6.7% of children. But the question nobody is asking loudly...
Pet Allergies Don't Have to Mean Giving Up Your Pet—Here's What Actually Helps
Celebrating National Pet Day with Austin Air Systems Key Takeaways Pets boost your health — but release dander, hair, bacteria, and VOCs into your air every day. Your pet's lungs are sensitive too. Poor indoor air contributes to respiratory...
All Kinds of Love: Galentines, Malentines, Self-Care, and On
Valentine’s season is fraught for many people — or at least it used to be. The pressure of finding the right gift or snagging a table at a favorite restaurant can be challenging for those in romantic relationships, but for...
One Customer’s Story: From Skeptic to Austin Air Believer
For more than 35 years, Austin Air has been building air purifiers designed to improve the wellbeing of our customers. Over the years, we’ve heard from customers across the world who use our products in their homes, workplaces, schools, daycares,...
Black Carbon and Your Lungs: New Evidence Emerges
A new study, set to appear in the upcoming January issue of the journal Environmental Research, finds that long-term exposure to Black Carbon (BC) is associated with increased incidence of adult-onset asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).1 These findings...