Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of COVID-19

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Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of COVID-19

Study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse COVID-19 outcome Proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence transmission of the virus. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared to the total moisture […]

Study: Fewer Kids Visited ERs for Asthma after Indoor Smoking Bans

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Study: Fewer Kids Visited ERs for Asthma after Indoor Smoking Bans

Emergency rooms in communities with indoor smoking bans reported a 17 percent decrease in the number of children needing care for asthma attacks, according to new research from the University of Chicago Medicine. The study, led by pediatric allergy expert Christina Ciaccio, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago, examined 20 metropolitan […]