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To explore the impact of climate change on chronic respiratory diseases and how healthcare practices can mitigate this.

February 23, 2026npj Primary Care Respiratory MedicineOpen Access

Climate change and respiratory health: implications for respiratory clinicians in primary and specialist care

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AAAlvar AgustíCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias AKAoife KirkIrish Life (Ireland)SPSara PanigoneChiesi (Italy)

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Narrative review shows climate change worsens asthma symptoms and increases mortality, highlighting the need for carbon footprint awareness in healthcare.

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To explore the impact of climate change on chronic respiratory diseases and how healthcare practices can mitigate this.
Narrative review of literature discussing climate change effects on respiratory diseases.
Analysis of how management strategies can reduce environmental impact.
Discussion on inhaler preferences and their lifecycle carbon footprint.
Climate change exacerbates asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases.
Increased mortality is associated with worsening respiratory symptoms due to climate factors.
Optimizing disease control can lower the carbon footprint of respiratory disease management.

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Agustí et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699ba05e72792ae9fd86fc3a https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-026-00494-6

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Narrative review shows climate change worsens asthma symptoms and increases mortality, highlighting the need for carbon footprint awareness in healthcare.

Climate change and respiratory health: implications for respiratory clinicians in primary and specialist care

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Climate change and respiratory health: implications for respiratory clinicians in primary and specialist care

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