Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here’s why there is so much…
By KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday,…
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Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s why there is…
By KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a smoky haze,…
How to stay healthy as smoke spreads from Canada wildfires
By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Massive fires are burning up stretches of Canadian forests and sending plumes of smoke…
Why is it so smoky outside? Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in…
By KATHY McCORMACK - Associated Press
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to…
Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s how to stay…
By KATHY McCORMACK - Associated Press
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to…
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software,…
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer…
Contractor says it has settled lawsuit with sick and dying coal ash workers
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill…
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were…
Indiana plastics fire raises worries about health dangers
By JOHN FLESHER - AP Environmental Writer
A fire at a scrap plastics business in Indiana raises numerous health concerns for people in the area —…
Doctors express ‘cautious optimism’ on Berlusconi’s health
ROME (AP) — The condition of former Italian premier Silvio Berlucsconi, hospitalized in intensive care for a lung infection, is progressively improving, allowing for…