Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

New research by a collaboration of U.K.-based scientists has revealed that common indoor and outdoor air pollutants can alter both brain and respiratory function within just four hours of exposure, ...

A pilot study found that wearable devices and GPS tracking can reveal real-time health effects from heat and air pollution, ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds recommended pollution limits, contributing to over 7 million premature deaths ...

As worsening air quality and wildfire events increasingly impact communities worldwide, a study recognized by the American ...

Researchers at UW, through the research group Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, recently ...

A new UK study reveals air pollution affects your brain and lungs in just 4 hours. Learn how diesel exhaust, woodsmoke and ...

September 7 is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollution, which include cancer, strokes, ...

A recent BMC Public Health journal study investigates the effects of air pollution and lifestyle factors on mortality. Study: Health impacts of lifestyle and ambient air pollution patterns on ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...