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Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier

  • Written by Rhonda Conner-Warren, Assistant Professor of Health Programs, Michigan State University
imageSmoke and haze from a Canadian wildfire blankets downtown Detroit in August 2025. AP Photo/Ryan Sun

Detroit kids 17 and under were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other kids in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released on Sept. 2, 2025. The data examines the...

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