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CBC's Tout Inclus takes a tour of the Air Pollution Exposure Lab

  • Video
  • 18 July 2022

What are the impacts of air quality on our health? Researchers at the University of British Columbia are trying to see more clearly. At the heart of their laboratory, an intriguing booth mimics the air one can breathe in a metropolis like Beijing or Mexico City.

Harvard study links exposure to wildfire smoke and COVID-19 with implications for BC

  • News
  • 28 August 2021

Regions in British Columbia most affected by wildfires are currently reporting more COVID-19 cases per capita than most areas in the country, and some researchers suggest the fires could be driving case numbers.

Ask Me Anything: Dr. Christopher Carlsten on wildfire smoke and your health

  • Radio
  • 25 July 2021

Dr. Carlsten is a guest on Cross Country Checkup with Ian Hanomansing, Canada's only national phone-in show. Checkup is Canada's weekly town hall — a place for raw, honest perspectives on the most pressing issues of the week.

'Long COVID' clinics expanding as thousands of British Columbians struggle with symptoms

  • News
  • 21 July 2021

The number of new COVID-19 infections has dropped from its peak during the third wave, but the medical system is only now ramping up supports and medical treatment for thousands of British Columbians who continue to experience symptoms months after getting sick with the coronavirus.

Three-quarters of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have symptoms months later: UBC study

  • News
  • 14 October 2020

A study of Metro Vancouver COVID patients hospitalized during their illness shows the vast majority are still suffering from symptoms months later.

COVID-19 could make this year's wildfire season more dangerous

  • News
  • 10 April 2020

Firefighting and pandemics don't mix.

Pollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air.

  • News
  • 8 April 2020

Even before the coronavirus, air pollution killed seven million people a year. Will today's cleaner air inspire us to do better?

Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.

  • News
  • 18 March 2020

New C.D.C. data shows that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were age 20 to 54. But the risk of dying was significantly higher in older people.

Respiratory illness related to vaping claims first life in U.S.

  • News
  • 23 August 2019

Health authorities in Illinois say a patient who vaped has died after being hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness.

Man with severe asthma says new police powers unfair for people unable to do breath test

  • News
  • 26 May 2019

B.C.'s minister of public safety says he will raise concerns with federal counterparts

Juma Three Minute Thesis

  • Video
  • 3 April 2019

Hear Juma Orach talk about his thesis at UBC's 3MT competition.

The Nature of Things: Something In The Air

  • Video
  • 17 February 2019

A CBC documentary hosted by David Suzuki which features some of the research performed at our state of the art facility (APEL).

Did the smoky summer leave you short of breath?

  • Radio Interview
  • 30 September 2018

Hear a doctor explain why that happens.

Would you lock yourself in a box of smog-for science?

  • Video
  • 12 September 2018

If you could teleport inside a polluted box to save lives, would you? Learn more about why our research is crucial, and why public engagement is an important part of our work.

Pinpointing patients most at-risk from pollution exposure.

  • News
  • 12 July 2018

Given Canada’s aging population, the importance of studying this group of people is even more pronounced. Learn more about Mike Fisher's first experience as a research volunteer.

Why Does Air Pollution Matter? - Canadian Lung Association

  • Video
  • 8 November 2017

What exactly does traffic do to your lungs? See how Dr. Carlsten uses his air pollution exposure lab to find out just how diesel fumes affect our lungs.

Smokey air from wildfires getting you down?

  • Video
  • 7 September 2017

If the stubborn haze hanging over Metro Vancouver from forest fires is getting you down, there are both physical and psychological reasons for it.

Air pollution experts warn of smokier B.C. cities in future as climate changes

  • News
  • 9 August 2017
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An Air Quality Advisory is In Effect

  • Radio
  • 5 August 2017
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How to stay safe in smoky air: Tips from health experts

  • News
  • 3 August 2017
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Air quality advisory continues for Lower Mainland

  • Video Interview
  • 1 August 2017
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Air quality advisory continues as smoke blows into coastal B.C.

  • Video Interview
  • 1 August 2017
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BC wildfires and floods show climate chaos is upon us

  • News
  • 8 July 2017
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Air Quality Advisory for Metro Vancouver

  • Radio Interview
  • 7 July 8 2017
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BC’s official tree is a source of health problems for many in forestry industry.

  • News
  • 28 June 2017
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BC Wide Heatwave

  • Radio Interview
  • 24 June 2017
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UBC finds potential biomarker for a surprising health hazard

  • News
  • 23 June 2017
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Imminent, ‘bloody criminal’ Langley Township interchange angers ailing residents.

  • News
  • 23 Jan 2017
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2016 AllerGen HQP Video Competition Winners

  • Video
  • 12 September 2016

By expert panel ranking and popular vote, this video by Evelyn Gunawan, Min Hyung Ryu, and Agnes Yuen was selected as one of two winners of the 2016 AllerGen HQP Video Competition.

Y’all have it worse than us, Texan says of Ottawa’s steamy weather.

  • News
  • 11 July 2016
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The tiny changes air pollution

  • News
  • 11 February 2016
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Big Idea: Pollution can be inherited

  • News
  • 22 December 2015
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We talked to the Albertans selling bottled air to China – and despite all indications to the contrary, it’s not a hoax

  • News
  • 17 December 2015
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Okanagan residents learn to live with threat of fire

  • News
  • 24 July 2015
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Smoked Out in Squamish

  • News
  • 9 July 2015
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What you need to know about hazy air

  • Video Interview
  • 7 July 2015
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Experts voice fears for B.C.’s climate future, as western wildfires rage

  • News
  • 6 July 2015
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B.C. fires: smoky skies and how to avoid them

  • News
  • 5 July 2015
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Effects of Air Pollution on Human Lungs – 2015 AllerGen HQP Video Competition (Ali Hoseinni)

  • Video
  • 22 May 2015

What do we do? We specialize in controlled human exposure models to various inhaled toxicants, including air pollutants, allergens, and phthalates. Come watch what our research is all about.

Chemical fire at Port Metro Vancouver

  • News
  • 4 March 2015
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Understanding asthma risk – Genetic factors may help predict which children will develop pollution-related asthma

  • News
  • 20 February 2015
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Air pollution actually messes with your genes

  • News
  • 29 January 2015
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Breathing in diesel exhaust leads to changes “deep under the hood”

  • News
  • 8 January 2015
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UBC study says exhaust fumes can change DNA

  • Video Interview
  • 8 January 2015
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Breathing diesel exhaust induces DNA changes: Study

  • News
  • 8 January 2015
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Diesel exhaust a danger after 2 hours, indicates UBC study

  • News
  • 8 January 2015
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Air pollution can cause harm to DNA, UBC study finds

  • News
  • 8 January 2015
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How Doctors Learn: Inside Story on Continuing Medical Education (CME) About Air Pollution and Asthma

  • News
  • 19 November 2014
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Pollen seasons changing, asthma and allergy rates on the rise

  • News
  • 28 April 2014
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