Asthmatic sea otter learns to use inhaler

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While an otter having asthma may seem novel, Mischka's diagnosis has a connection to human health, according to Peter Rabinowitz, a professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

"More and more there starts to be this concept of what we're calling "One Health," which really is that there's a connection between health of people and the health other species," said Dr. Peter Rabinowitz. "Sometimes those species can tell us there is a problem in the environment that could be important for human health as well."