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

The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s ...

As Los Angeles contends with the devastating effects of wildfires, medical experts provide tips to protect your lungs, skin ...

Wildfire smoke is toxic. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, known by the shorthand PM 2.5, which ...

Health concerns around wildfire smoke, air quality, contaminated water, and even stress have created an unnerving number of potential effects that are just beginning to unfold. It comes as no ...

Experts have long known that wildfire smoke is incredibly damaging to our health, particularly our heart and our lungs. New research now paints a worrying picture of what wood smoke does to our brain.

In addition to wildfire smoke, outdoor air quality can be degraded for a variety of reasons, including other types of fires occurring near a facility that produce toxic smoke (structure fires ...

The L.A. wildfires have coincided with a 16-fold rise in hospital visits for fire-related injuries, such as burns and smoke exposure. Although the smoke’s immediate effect has begun to dissipate ...