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

Wildfire smoke can pose hazards from particle pollution even after only short-term exposure. Experts reveal common symptoms ...

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

Wildfire smoke is linked to a host of medical problems, even in people who are otherwise healthy. Here's what you need to ...

When the recent wildfires tore through Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, they also sent plumes of ...

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

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

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

Ash from urban wildfires is potentially full of heavy metals and other toxins. Here's a guide for what to do if ash is ...

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 ...

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...