People with greater exposure to fumes and other airborne pollutants are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to the study.
Air pollution is a familiar environmental health hazard. We know what we’re looking at when brown haze settles over a city, exhaust billows across a busy highway, or a plume rises from a smokestack.
Scientists have identified a distinct biological pattern of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) associated with exposure to airborne toxins, such as wildfire smoke and military burn pits.
On July 7, 2025, CDC streamlined H5 bird flu updates with routine influenza data updates and updated reporting cadences to reflect the current public health situation.
South Carolina has been grappling with a fast-moving outbreak that has infected hundreds, mostly young people under the age of 20.
The rise in wildfires globally brings into sharp focus how such disasters increasingly threaten our health and security.
