Particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths a year in US: Study
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States,...
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Chemicals from LA Wildfire Smoke Lingered Inside Homes
Yifang Zhu, University of California, Los Angeles When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025,...
Wildfire Smoke Now Kills 41,000 Americans a Year, Study Finds | Health
Key TakeawaysWildfire smoke causes over 41,000 U.S. deaths each year, a new study saysBy 2050, that number could rise another...
Wildfire Smoke Is Obvious, Its Long-Term Health Impacts Are Not
The Intersection of Pregnancy and Wildfire PollutionWhen Lena Sharara was studying for her Master of Public Health at Tufts University...
The world’s children suffer brunt of wildfire smoke health impacts
Around 270,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from breathing wildfire smoke, with 99% of these...
Wildfire Smoke Alters Immune System, Study Says | Health
Key TakeawaysWildfire smoke alters the immune system on a cellular levelPeople have changes in immune cells and markers for inflammationDozens...
Long-term health effects of wildfire smoke exposure a growing concern
Smoke from Saskatchewan's wildfires may have largely dissipated for now, but researchers say the effects on people's health can linger.Sarah Henderson,...
Here’s how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health
As communities battle out-of-control fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, thousands of residents — including those in surrounding regions — are...
Environmental Factor – May 2025: Pediatrician shares keys to reducing wildfire smoke exposure
As a young doctor at Seattle Children’s Hospital, Mary Crocker, M.D., faced a clinical challenge from an unanticipated source: wildfire...
