The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, focusing on work-related asthma (WRA), which it says includes work-exacerbated asthma (preexisting or concurrent asthma worsened by factors related to the workplace environment) and occupational asthma (new onset asthma attributed to the workplace environment). WRA is a preventable occupational lung disease associated with serious adverse health and socioeconomic outcomes, and among workers with similar occupational exposures, WRA diagnosis offers unique opportunities for prevention, CDC says.
September 18, 2026