Engineering's Bridget Hegarty researches the benefits of low-cost home repairs

How a new program for Clevelanders could fix up your home and improve your kid’s asthma

Signal Cleveland: Bridget Hegarty, assistant professor at Case School of Engineering, said doctors often overlook the home environment, focusing on medication rather than the "whole environment." She's leading a study testing whether low-cost repairs—up to $1,000 per home—can improve indoor air quality and reduce children's asthma symptoms across about 60 Cleveland homes.