Joan Casey

Sep 16, 2024 | theconversation.com | Joan Casey |Rachel Morello-Frosch

Kids born in 2020 worldwide will experience twice the number of wildfires during their lifetimes compared with those born in 1960. In California and other western states, frequent wildfires have become as much a part of summer and fall as popsicles and Halloween candy. Wildfires produce fine particulate matter, or PM₂.₅, that chokes the air and penetrates deep into lungs.

Aug 7, 2024 | neurologylive.com | Joan Casey |Holly Elser |Isabella Ciccone

WATCH TIME: 2 minutes"Reproducibility is the cornerstone of good science, it will be important to see similar research conducted in other study populations and geographic contexts to see how consistent the finding of an association between wildfire, PM 2.5 exposure, and dementia is [among patients]."Prior research has shown an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, such as fine particulate matter less than 2.5μm in diameter (PM2.5), and incident dementia.

Jul 29, 2024 | neurologylive.com | Joan Casey |Holly Elser |Isabella Ciccone

WATCH TIME: 7 minutes"For every one unit increase in the concentration of wildfire PM 2.5 over a 3-year average window, there was a roughly 21% increase in the odds of a new dementia diagnosis."Previous studies have shown an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, including fine particulate matter less than 2.5μm in diameter (PM2.5), and incident dementia.

Jul 8, 2024 | goskagit.com | Joan Casey |Brian Schwartz

Jul 8, 2024 | goskagit.com | Joan Casey |PETER JAMES |Rachel Morello-Frosch