Studies Find Wildfire Smoke Poses Greater Health Risks Than Other Pollution

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies indicating that wildfire smoke presents higher health risks compared to other air pollution sources. The studies highlight increased hospitalization rates for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and reduced survival among lung cancer patients. This research comes amid growing concerns over more frequent and intense wildfires driven by climate change.

Originally published by gnews