Air Pollution

Police officers wearing riot gear shoot rubber bullets at demonstrators outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C., during a protest over the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.Photo: GettyThe U.S. has erupted in protests over the brutal killing of George Floyd by police.…

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H. Gilbert Welch is a general internist in the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital and author of "Less Medicine, More Health." Vinay Prasad is an oncologist, associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and author of "Malignant: How Bad Policy and…

Soaring temperatures and thick humid air can cause breathing difficulties for a number of people as summer approaches each year.Add a cloth face mask to the equation and those problems can be further exacerbated.With southern Ontario and Quebec experiencing their first heat wave of the season this week, health experts…

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution might increase the risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), Italian researchers report. They found that in places with low levels of tiny particles of air pollution called particulate matter, the risk for MS was lower than in…

Photo: GettyJacinda Ardern has won a lot of rightful praise for New Zealand’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The nation has stood as an outlier with cases that have stayed low, and the country is beginning to reopen in what it hopes is a safe way. So maybe we should…

As well as fossil fuels—not instead of. Credit: science photo / shutterstock The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. Animals are strolling through public spaces, and sound pollution has diminished, allowing us to hear the birds sing. But these relatively small and temporary…

The coronavirus lockdowns drastically reduced carbon emissions -- but they could be set to rocket back up. Hu Weiguo/Getty For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we move around cities and the planet in drastic…

The coronavirus lockdowns drastically reduced carbon emissions -- but they could be set to rocket back up. Hu Weiguo/Getty For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we move around cities and the planet in drastic…