Study links electric stove use with fewer asthma problems

Key points

• Researchers at Case Western Reserve University said replacing gas stoves with electric induction models reduced indoor nitrogen dioxide levels by 70%.
• The 85-person study involved participants with poorly controlled asthma, who reported fewer breathing problems and less reliance on rescue inhalers after switching stoves.
• Asthma-related emergency visits and hospitalisations fell 70%, while missed work or school days decreased about 80%, researchers reported.
• The researchers said stove replacement is not an asthma cure and advised continuing prescribed treatment and avoiding other known triggers.
• The project’s three-year funding was ended early by the Trump administration, preventing researchers from enrolling participants after May 2025.