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Asthma Peak Week: A Parent's Checklist for the Most Dangerous Weeks of the School Year
The third week of September brings more childhood asthma emergencies than almost any other time of year. Here's why it happens, the warning signs to watch for, and a school, home, and sick-day checklist for getting your child through it....
Ragweed Peaks Right After Labor Day. Here’s What to Do Before It Does.
Ragweed season is already underway — but the worst of it is still ahead, and this year’s warm fall outlook could stretch it out. Here’s the prep-ahead checklist that actually works, and why the week before Labor Day is the...
The Travesty No One Is Reporting: Schools Are Throwing Away the Air Purifiers Our Kids Still Need
Five or six years ago, putting air purifiers in classrooms was front-page news. Today those same machines are being sold on eBay, stacked in storage sheds, and left at the curb for the garbage truck—while asthmatic children sit in the...
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...