Deep breathing: the asthma clinic buried 250 metres into an Armenian salt mine
Underground clinic’s fate hangs in the balance after government withdrew state funding
Pollutionwatch
Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts
UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say
Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’
April 2026
Mississippi school kids stop school bus on highway after driver passes out
Students aged 12 to 15 steered bus to safety and called for help after driver lost consciousness from asthma attack
February 2026
Floodlight
‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
November 2025
Severe asthma can be controlled by a monthly injection, trial finds
Tezepelumab treatment may mean asthmatics for whom inhalers are ineffective can reduce or stop taking steroids
October 2025
Drax faces lawsuits over claims workers developed asthma from wood dust
Current and former employees say they were not adequately protected despite knowledge of health risks
September 2025
The Guardian picture essay
US Latinos mobilize to monitor – and improve – local air quality: ‘We have to fix it’
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
June 2025
Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45%
Exclusive: Doctors say clean air zones need expanding, after 45,458 visits in first half of this year – up from 31,376 last year
May 2025
Asthma figures show ‘shocking’ health inequalities in England, charity says
Exclusive: Minority ethnic patients in most deprived areas more likely to face asthma emergency, analysis shows
April 2025
How my father, Roger Altounyan, helped asthma sufferers
Letter: Barbara Altounyan recalls her father’s self-experimentation and invention
The age of extinction
‘It looks like I’ve gone 10 rounds with a boxer’: when hay fever becomes debilitating – and potentially deadly
Often dismissed as summertime sniffles, the condition that affects a quarter of UK adults can lead to serious and debilitating health problems
The age of extinction
How heat, thunder, smog and new species are making hay fever worse
Scientists say a complex mix of factors are making seasonal allergies more extreme for longer in many parts of the world – but why is it happening and is it here to stay?
January 2025
Pollutionwatch
Warmer homes and healthier people: what’s not to like about a low-carbon future?
Challenges of hitting net zero emissions are often discussed, but little focus is given to the gains of living in a low-carbon world
November 2024
Doctors hail first breakthrough in asthma and COPD treatment in 50 years
Antiviral
There’s a buzz online about local honey being the ‘ultimate hay fever hack’ – but does it actually help?
Melissa Davey
Asthma linked to memory problems in children, research suggests
Breathing issues cause more emergency NHS admissions than any other condition
October 2024
A common condition
Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study
Rapid urbanisation thought to be damaging adolescent health, as researchers say need for medication and diagnostic tests is urgent
