As wildfires continue to devastate regions around the world, they present an increasing risk to vulnerable populations, particularly children.These fires, worsened by rising global temperatures, are ...

Wildfire smoke causes acute health problems, like asthma or bronchitis, as well as long-term risks from cancer-producing ...

THE STAR INFOGRAPHICSAs wildfires continue to devastate regions around the world, they present an increasing risk to vulnerable populations, particularly children and adolescents.These fires, worsened ...

Smoke exposure can especially pose a problem when the smoke comes from urban areas with more than just vegetation to burn, Dr ...

The result raises the question of whether the fires could have been easier to control were it not for the fire-fueling ...

The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...

Wildfires can expose people to harmful airborne compounds like ash and smoke. Research has shown that even months after a ...

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In light of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, dermatologists talk about wildfire smoke and contaminated water’s effects ...

Scientists on a research boat dozens of miles from the California coast saw ash and smoke from the L.A. wildfires — and fear ...

But smoke can also have long-term effects, and those are less well understood. As an environmental toxicologist who focuses on wildfire smoke health effects, I, along with many of my colleagues, am ...