Trump’s policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death, according to a new study that examines policies adopted during Trump’s second term across 10 areas, including healthcare access, environmental regulation, workplace protections and vaccine uptake.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-policies-lung-disease-death
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Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds
Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plans
Donald Trump’s policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death, according to a wide-ranging new study by pulmonary specialists and public health experts.
The analysis, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, examines policies adopted during Trump’s second term across 10 areas, including healthcare access, environmental regulation, workplace protections and vaccine uptake.
The moves are likely to increase lung disease incidences, worsen existing illness and undermine care for patients already suffering, threatening children and adults’ pulmonary health, the researchers say. Taken together, they amount to “an attack on Americans’ lungs” that could mean millions “die needlessly in the years ahead”, warned Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary physician and professor at Harvard Medical School who led the report.
For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://academic.oup.com/ajrccm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag095/8503855
Trumps policies are geared to make the wealthy richer and the poor deader.
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Pretty sure RFK jr is gonna cure us all with liver and supplements
They think they’re managing overpopulation this way. Only the “right” people live.
This is one of the reasons why more and more Americans are not just leaving the country, they are abandoning America considering what it has become now
I think the research driven by political narratives takes away from broader research of value. Research being largely grant or corporate funded, takes ques from investors, whom themselves have targeted narrated outcomes. Imagine if we use those funds for the people without bias?
Elect a clown, expect a circus.
I guess, this is what happened to a society that elevates stupidity as a quality.
I feel absolutely horrible for the ⅓ of the country who actively tried to prevent this orange yahoo from being elected AGAIN.
Death of a nation both figuratively and literally. Sad to see. Let them eat cake policies have a habit of ultimately failing.
I remember in his first term how he removed a bunch of environmental regulations. One of those was going to lead to 10,000 more deaths per year. I wonder what his yearly kill count is now.
Most of the negative externalities from rolling back eco protections will disproportionately affect his voter base and destroy republican family trees in droves.
At this point, who cares? It’s the quickest way to getting America back on track.
It’s the drill-baby-drill president, not the public interest president
Millennials already suffering from high rates of early life cancers, like colorectal, with GenZ expected to have even higher rates.
The generations after them are going to be in for a wild ride.
Things will get better when we switch back to clean coal instead of cancer causing windmills and solar
Can’t wait for Biden being blamed.
Yeah but like 10 people will get really rich so this is a price he is willing to pay
He already said he doesn’t care because he won’t be here
Stress has me smoking cigs again…