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May, 05 2025 12:13 PM
A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later. The researchers say the first wave may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves from poor air quality before the wildfire smoke struck again.Lead author Hong Chen says patients may have received preventive medications that helped keep their asthma under control and prepared themselves for the second wave by staying indoors and using air cleaners. 1:35 Waskesiu visitors coping with wildfire smoke Trending Now It’s not just Trump: 7 foreign policy issues Mark Carney faces Military action against Canada is ‘highly unlikely,’ Trump says The researchers analyzed emergency department visits in Ontario in June 2023 because that was the worst wildfire season the province had ever experienced. Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-10","lazy":false,"targeting":{"pos":10,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-10"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-10","lazy":false,"targeting":{"pos":10,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-10"},"companion":false} ); } The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday, comes as wildfire season has already begun in British Columbia.In an accompanying commentary, Sarah Henderson of the BC Centre for Disease Control says wildfire smoke is the new normal and Canada needs indoor air quality standards to protect people. More on Health More videos Quebec drug maker recalls pain medicine amid potentially fatal health risks Seasonique birth control recalled in Canada over missing pills RFK Jr. wants placebo testing for ‘new’ vaccines, some experts say it’s unethical U.S. says more children died this flu season than in the past 15 years Measles jumps borders: Outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Colon cancer and cannabis use Coroner’s inquest into UVic student’s death hears testimony from 911 operator Kelowna group calls offers support to first responders
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