While most research has focused on general air pollution, emerging studies indicate that wildfire smoke can have similar ...

What we’re really worried about is the PM2.5 levels,” or the fine particles in wildfire smoke, which have a diameter of less ...

As wildfires blaze across California, here is how inhaling smoke could affect your health, from itchy eyes to dementia risk.

Firefighters in southern California are battling the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which have killed at least 25 people, burning ...

Wildfire smoke can pose a serious health risk, especially with prolonged exposure. While wildfires can cause immediate destruction to homes and towns, a few weeks of smoke exposure should not have ...

The composition of a wildfire can also have an impact on human health. With the California fires engulfing homes and ...

“When we inhale, the particles (from smoke) stimulate our airways to become inflamed to not function normally,” Dr. Ronald Crystal, a pulmonologist and the chair of genetic medicine at Weill ...

Pasadena Public Health Department urges residents affected by wildfire smoke to take steps to protect their health by staying indoors and avoiding outside ...

Wildfire smoke contains fine particles which are respiratory irritants, and when inhaled deeply, can affect the lungs and the heart. Exposure to high concentrations of fine particles can cause ...

Smoke from a fire can have a dangerous impact on your physical and mental health, even from thousands of miles away.