New research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has found that secondhand smoke tends to have somewhat different effects on men and women.
“The way the Amish live makes them uniquely suited for this kind of study,” says lead investigator Robert M. Reed, MD, UM SOM associate professor of medicine and a pulmonary and critical care specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Learn more about Dr. Reed’s research in this video.
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