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In the South Bronx, Young Asthmatics Often Wind Up in an Ambulance

In the South Bronx, Young Asthmatics Often Wind Up in an Ambulance

Calls to 911 for asthma are higher in the South Bronx than in any other New York City neighborhood. Efforts are underway to reverse the…
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Cecilia Butini
Fresh Direct’s Facility Stirs Hopes for Jobs, Fears of Pollution

Fresh Direct’s Facility Stirs Hopes for Jobs, Fears of Pollution

The neighborhood has high unemployment — and high asthma rates: ‘It’s a fight for fresh air’
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Cecilia Butini
In Mott Haven, a Family Copes with Mold, Pollution — and Asthma

In Mott Haven, a Family Copes with Mold, Pollution — and Asthma

Carmen Lugo is never far from the inhalers that she uses to keep her asthma at bay. She keeps one in the kitchen, one in her closet, one in…
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Cecilia Butini
Asthma By The Numbers

Asthma By The Numbers

Many people in the Bronx suffer from asthma — and it’s even worse in the South Bronx.
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Cecilia Butini
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