As Colorado’s High Ozone and Air Pollution Days Climb, So Do Health Dangers

On this episode, Fernando Holguin, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shares insights into the health risks posed by increasing levels of air pollution. Dr. Holguin talks about what happens when people are exposed to fine particulate matter, how socioeconomic disparities contribute to greater exposure to air pollution, coexisting conditions that put people at higher risk of being affected by air pollution, the relationship between the gut microbiome and lung health, and the ways climate change impacts cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.