Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

Relief might be coming to millions in the Mid-Atlantic as the polluting plume moves on. Driven by wildfires in Canada, the smoke triggered alerts from to the Midwest and south to the Carolinas.

Wildfire smoke can contain a variety of pollutants, including fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, a type of air pollution made up of very small particles that can invade the lungs and bloodstream.