"Your whole body is affected," said Yang Liu, Professor of Environmental Health at Emory University in Atlanta. In a study published in January 2026, Yang Liu and other researchers found that repeated ...

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Wildfire seasons that once felt exceptional are now routine, and the smoke they generate is emerging as a far more potent public health threat than earlier estimates suggested. Instead of behaving ...

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Climate change is driving a global increase in extreme weather events, with uncontrolled wildfire becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. These fires pose serious health risks to vulnerable ...

A growing body of research ties environmental pollutants to worse health and shorter life spans for childhood cancer survivors. Yet medical providers lack sufficient resources to address these risks ...