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The Furnace Just Kicked On. Here’s What the First Heat of the Season Puts in the Air You Breathe
Part 2 of our Healthy Lung Month series. The windows close, the heat comes on, and the air inside your home changes overnight. What that burning smell means, the gas you can’t smell at all, and a first-cold-night checklist for...
Introducing Austin Air Rewards: Earn Points, Refer Friends, and Save on Clean Air
KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s our way to save—because we don’t discount. Austin Air doesn’t run sales, so the Rewards & Loyalty program is how our community earns savings. Free to join, quick to start. Create a free account, start earning points,...
This weekend is Father's Day. And before you spend Sunday being handed a card and a mediocre breakfast, let's have the men's health conversation that most doctors, fitness influencers, and wellness brands are still not having. Not the one about...
The Most Tested. The Most Trusted. Why That Matters More Than Ever.
When the air around you becomes a threat—from wildfire smoke, chemical disasters, or toxic VOC releases—your air purifier either performs or it doesn't. Austin Air has spent decades proving, through independent testing, government deployments, and eight rigorous clinical trials, that...
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...
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...
Air Quality and Athletic Ability During Winter’s Big Games
February is rarely gentle. Even in a good year, it’s a slog — short days, long nights, and that cabin-fever feeling that sets in when winter keeps us locked inside. This year, the challenge feels even sharper, thanks to repeated...
Subclade K: Why This Flu Season Feels Different
This winter’s flu season has left many people asking the same question: Why does everyone seem to be sick at the same time? Emergency rooms are busier than usual, schools and workplaces are seeing widespread absences, and even people who...
One Year After The LA Fires and What We’ve Learned
This week brought the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires that ignited across Los Angeles on January 7, 2025. They rapidly became two of the most destructive urban wildfires in U.S. history. In a matter of hours, blazes...