Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
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Key context: <p>Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213219826005374">A US study</a> has found a 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove and hob replaced with electric.</p><p>Ohio’s publicly owned <a href="https://www.metrohealth.org/en/">MetroHealth</a> began the study in December 2024 but funding was terminated early by the incoming Trump administration. <a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-more-17-million-metrohealth-systems-and-community-organizations">It had been designed</a> to investigate if replacing gas cooking improved asthma for 1,200 people living near Cleveland, Ohio.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/replacing-gas-stove-can-help-asthmatics-as-much-as-some-drugs-us-experts-find">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cutsA US study has found a 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove and hob replaced with electric.Ohio’s publicly owned MetroHealth began the study in December 2024 but funding was terminated early by the incoming Trump administration. It had been designed to investigate if replacing gas cooking improved asthma for 1,200 people living near Cleveland, Ohio. Continue reading...
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