People forced to breathe air polluted with large amounts of wildfire smoke visit hospital emergency rooms more often for ...

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Predicting smoke from wildfires, as opposed to standard urban pollution from human activity, is a lot more complicated, ...

The deadly wildfires that swept through Los Angeles this year likely contributed to hundreds more deaths, say researchers ...

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald is advising vulnerable people to stay inside as the air quality index ...

How wildfire smoke and poor air quality can affect your health, and how to protect yourself Dr. Shazma Mithani Special to The Globe and Mail Published June 12, 2025 Updated July 14, 2025 ...

A person travels in a boat past people walking on the boardwalk as smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire blankets the area on Okanagan Lake, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Research on the longer-lasting effects of wildfire smoke is still limited, but recent studies have reported associations with incident chronic diseases such as asthma among first-responders, 10 ...

What should people do to manage the effects of heat and wildfire smoke? Respect the exposures and take precautions to reduce your exposure. I often say that you need to listen to your body—if your ...

Even short-term spikes in smoke exposure, like those during wildfires, lead to a surge in emergency visits for strokes, especially among people over 65.

Heavy wildfire smoke delays mail, creates health hazard for vulnerable, people working outside By: Kevin Rollason, Massimo De Luca-Taronno Posted: 7:08 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 2, 2025 Advertisement ...