Air pollution from wildfire smoke may cause shortness of breath, but face masks can offer protection. Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke could raise the risk of severe health issues like cancer.

suggested that mask use during the pandemic may have also protected the population from pollution, reducing the number of stroke cases by 38.6% over 33 months of follow-up. Although there are ...

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running. “My car was just covered in ash ...

In Los Angeles, People Snap up Air Filters and Wear Masks Against Smoke Pollution LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area ...

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Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air ...