Global Scans · Asthma · Weekly Summary

• People around the world face increased risk of heat stroke, asthma attacks and malnutrition. Florida International University
• Living near fracking increased the risk of lymphoma, asthma and poorer birth outcomes. StateImpact Pennsylvania
• Victoria's frontline public health system $35.5m in 2025-26 ($38.3m / 4 years) for continued operation of Victoria's Local Public Health Units, water regulation functions to protect Victoria's drinking water, and the Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma Program and extreme weather alert system. A deep dive on the 2025 Victorian Budget | VCOSS
• Efficiency and electrification upgrades will prevent 39,000 asthma attacks and 2,800 premature deaths in Michigan. Planet Detroit
• EOS - commonly recognized as a biomarker for Type 2 eosinophilic asthma - emerged as a significant contributor to COPD pathogenesis, suggesting a potential overlap in the inflammatory pathways of asthma and COPD. PubMed Central (PMC)
• The EPA plans to stop calculating the monetary value of health benefits - such as avoiding premature deaths, heart attacks and asthma attacks - when setting limits for fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone. World Socialist Web Site
• WHO's global air quality guidelines define air quality levels needed to safeguard health from risks such as respiratory infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. World Health Organization: WHO
• Air pollution is the world's leading environmental health risk, driving respiratory and cardiovascular disease, asthma, and premature births, with lower-income communities most affected. Positive News
• In eastern Australia, population exposure to bushfire PM2.5 during the Black Summer was estimated to be responsible for 417 excess deaths, 1124 cardiovascular and 2027 respiratory hospital admissions, and 1305 asthma-related emergency department presentations. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Allergies are the most common chronic disease in Europe, with up to 1 in 5 allergy patients living with a severe debilitating form of their condition and the constant fear of a possible asthma attack, anaphylactic shock or even death as a result of an allergic reaction. First Response Training and Consultancy Services Limite
• 50% of all babies born in Southern Ontario will suffer asthma in the first five years of their life. Timothy S. Johnston
• More specifically, ALA estimates that a full transition to zero-emission MHDVs by 2050 could avoid more than 8,500 lost workdays, 1.75 million asthma attacks, and 66,800 premature deaths. / USA Economic Policy Institute
• Repealing the Endangerment Finding and clean vehicle standards will increase climate pollution by as much as 18 billion metric tons - about three times the total amount emitted by the U.S. in 2025 - resulting in as many as 58,000 early deaths and 37 million more asthma attacks by 2055. Vital Signs
• A recent study in New Zealand pointed out the asthma risk for children in wood-burning homes. The Guardian
• Obesity is increasingly recognized as a modifiable risk factor for asthma exacerbations, as evidenced by a randomized controlled trial conducted at Ankara University, Turkey. Nature

Last updated: 21 June 2026