Global data show us that the impacts are far from marginal. The 2019 Global Burden of Disease analysis ranked hypertension as ...

Scientists have linked the air pollution caused by the collection, transportation and refilement processes of oil and gas to more than 90,000 early deaths—and 10,000 pre-term births—each year in the ...

Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday.

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study to be presented ...

You might think of lung cancer as a "smoker's disease," but new research suggests that isn't the case at all. Instead, there are several factors that have been tied to genetic mutations which can ...

A study shows for the first time the relationship between this disease and the damage caused to DNA by breathing pollution. One-quarter of lung cancer cases occur in people who have never smoked. What ...

Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

In November 2024, Sunita Bhosale woke up at 5:00 a.m. in excruciating pain. After Bhosale, 54, made her way to a local hospital, a doctor administered painkiller injections and intravenous drips and ...