Episode 107: The heart of the matter: air quality beyond the lungs.

Episode 107: The heart of the matter: air quality beyond the lungs.

June 18, 2026 · 41 min

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Dr Thom Daniels discusses the critical impact of air quality on health with host Dr David Charles.

In this episode of the RCP Medicine Podcast, respiratory consultant and clinical lead for environmental sustainability Dr Thom Daniels joins host Dr David Charles to explore why air quality should be treated as a core clinical issue rather than a distant environmental concern. Drawing on landmark coroner’s cases, including the deaths of Ella Adoo Kissi Debrah and Awaab Ishak, they examine how outdoor and indoor pollution contribute to asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease, stroke, dementia and...

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