Asthma News - November 7, 2024
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Parents Against Vaping Webinar: Dangers of Vaping: What Parents Need to Know in 2024 ~ Nov. 19 @ 6 PM
This school year, youth vaping is as big an issue as ever, especially given growing mental health challenges the youth. Behind the bright colors and sweet flavors of e-cigarettes are harmful chemicals and nicotine addiction. Join this webinar to learn the essentials for helping kids avoid or quit vaping.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Going Smoke -and Vape- Free in Multi-unit Housing! ~ Nov. 19 @ 2 PM
EPA is hosting a webinar on exposures to secondhand tobacco smoke and vaping aerosols in multiunit housing. This webinar is for general audiences, particularly people who live in multiunit housing, property owners, managers and leasing agents of multiunit housing, and anyone who is interested in smokefree multiunit housing.
November MDHHS Asthma Social Media Messages Now Available
Asthma-related social media messages are now available, please share them within your personal or organizational networks.
Ultra-processed foods (UPF), allergy outcomes and underlying mechanisms in children: A European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) task force report
A systematic literature review and narrative evidence synthesis to assess associations between UPF consumption and pediatric allergy outcomes found that dietary exposure to fructose, carbonated soft drinks, and sugar intake was associated with an increased risk of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food allergies in children.
Seasons of smoke and fire: preparing health systems for improved performance before, during, and after wildfires
This review is a practical briefing for leaders and health professionals facing severe wildfire seasons and a call to break down silos and join with other disciplines to proactively plan for and fund innovation and coordination in service of a healthier future.
The Association of Asthma and Metabolic Dysfunction With Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
In this international cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, asthma was not associated with mortality but was associated with increased need for respiratory support. Although metabolic dysfunction was associated with increased risks in COVID-19, these risks were similar for patients with or without asthma.