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Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed.

Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed.

“In children, asthma tends to be more benign,” says professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sally Wenzel. “In adults, it’s more unpredictable.”

Ohio train derailment

Pitt Public Health Experts Weigh in On East Palestine Derailment

A train carrying toxic materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3.

A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation on Monday after a train derailment

Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?

“From a vulnerability perspective, the greatest risk of exposure is in the train workers as well as the responders, the people who did the burn," said Dean Lichtveld.