OHSU receives $2 million for study of smoke impacts on child health

Funding for ongoing study will expand investigation into long-term effects of e-cigarettes, marijuana, wildfires, other climate change factors during pregnancy

By Nicole Rideout October 24, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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Cindy McEvoy, M.D., conducts asthma and vitamin C research on Sadie Schweitzer, 15, in McEvoy's lab on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at OHSU. Sadie has been a research subject for McEvoy since she was in-utero with mom, Kristin Schweitzer. Alongside a national cohort of researchers, a team at OHSU is investigating the effect of environmental factors on a child’s long-term respiratory health. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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From left to right: Julia Harris, research associate, Cindy McEvoy, M.D., Sadie Schweitzer, Kristen Schweitzer, Suha Quadri, research assistant, and Srushti Desai, research assistant, hold decorative vitamin C-filled fruits at the McEvoy vitamin C study lab at OHSU. Alongside a national cohort of researchers, a team at OHSU is investigating the effect of environmental factors on a child’s long-term respiratory health. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Cindy McEvoy, M.D., and Julia Harris, research associate, conduct asthma and vitamin C research on Sadie Schweitzer, 15, in McEvoy's lab on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at OHSU. Sadie has been a research subject for McEvoy since she was in-utero with mom, Kristin Schweitzer. Alongside a national cohort of researchers, a team at OHSU is investigating the effect of environmental factors on a child’s long-term respiratory health. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Cindy McEvoy, M.D. (OHSU)