Reduced air pollution in the U.S. during the COVID-19 shutdown initiated in March 2020 was linked to fewer severe heart attacks, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...
Nov 8, 2021
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With evidence of the health hazards facing children from air pollution growing, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday published a policy statement meant to bring those hazards to light and to encourage and direct policy ...
May 18, 2021
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A new commentary published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides an exhaustive examination of published research that discusses whether air pollution may be linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes. The ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of progressive and irreversible sight loss, known as age related macular degeneration, or AMD for short, reveals a large long term study, published online in the British Journal ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Exposure to higher ozone concentrations in the air is significantly associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Researchers at King's College London, Imperial College London and University of Leicester have found first UK evidence that adults exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to experience mental ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Three new studies by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Cincinnati, highlight the relationship between air pollution and mental health in children.
Sep 25, 2019
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Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United States and in the world more generally. Fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, known as PM2.5, was the fifth-leading ...
Nov 15, 2018
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When we think of health hazards, many things come to mind: bad nutrition, car accidents, addiction to drugs. But one we rarely consider is our exposure to particulate matter in the air we breathe. After all, aside from the ...
Sep 21, 2018
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A USC study that tracked Southern California children over a 20-year period has found they now have significantly fewer respiratory symptoms as a result of improved air quality.
Apr 12, 2016
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