" And it's not just the health of younger people that has experts worried, adds Dr. Christopher Carlsten, the head of respiratory medicine at the University of British Columbia. "If that many younger people are being hospitalized, that means that there are a lot of young people in the community that
Date: Mar 19, 2020
Category: Health
Source: Google
Younger Adults Comprise Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.
Younger people may feel more confident about their ability to withstand a virus like this, said Dr. Christopher Carlsten, head of respiratory medicine at the University of British Columbia. But, he said, if that many younger people are being hospitalized, that means that there are a lot of young
Date: Mar 18, 2020
Category: Health
Source: Google
Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths
The findings are dramatic and maybe not entirely due to decreases in pollution, said Dr. Christopher Carlsten, who studies the health effects of air pollution at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Date: Jun 23, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Pollen seasons changing, asthma and allergy rates on the rise
The risks are no longer theoretical, said Christopher Carlsten, associate professor and chair in occupational and environmental lung disease at the University of British Columbia. The challenge now, he said, is communicating these risks to the public.