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$14m UC Davis research to investigate wildfire smoke health effects
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (419+ words) The WE-CAIR initiative, short for Wildfire Exposure: Cardiovascular and Airway Inflammation Research, brings together 22 investigators from across UC Davis and collaborators at UC San Diego School of Medicine. The programme is supported by a five-year $14.05m grant from the National Heart,…...
Pet Safety Remains Important as Summer Heat Lingers in Kansas
14+ hour, 28+ min ago (142+ words) Posted by Trish Svoboda/Image courtesy of Canva Although fall is almost here, Susan Nelson, a clinical professor and veterinarian at Kansas State University’s Hill’s Pet Health and Nutrition Center, reminds Kansans that high temperatures remain a concern for residents…...
Philadelphia ranked No. 4 worst city for asthma
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (548+ words) Philadelphia was ranked No. 4, while Pennsylvania cities Allentown, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh were listed at No. 1, 32 and 68, respectively. Philadelphia has the sixth-highest … After more than a decade, Philadelphia remains one of the most challenging places in the United States to live…...
Nearly 60 people treated for heat-related illnesses at Kansas State Fair so far this week
14+ hour, 28+ min ago (276+ words) Headline: Flood Watch until WED 1:00 PM CDT County Name: Sedgwick County Headline: Flood Advisory from TUE 8:47 PM CDT until TUE 11:45 PM CDT County Name: Morris County Headline: Flood Warning from TUE 10:01 PM CDT until WED 4:00 AM CDT County Name: Butler…...
Air quality near Calgary landfill fire hits high-risk levels 'intermittently"
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (508+ words) Data shows greatest risk coming from PM 2.5 pollutant in smoke Alberta's environment minister says provincial air quality data shows smoke from a fire smouldering at a southeast Calgary landfill poses a low health risk for most of the city, but…...
As wildfire smoke exposure grows, UC Davis researchers seek answers
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (380+ words) We train the healthcare providers of tomorrow, today, offering professionals the knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver exemplary care. Wildfire smoke is becoming an increasingly common part of life globally. Studies estimate that the number of people exposed to at…...
Doctors: Burning candles are among hidden air-quality dangers at home
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (144+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 6:55 PM As people begin to break out their fall decor, doctors are warning that candles are among the hidden air-quality dangers inside a home. Dr. Meave MacMurdo, a pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic, says burning candles and other tasks…...
Heat exhaustion at the state fair
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (191+ words) KAKE Nearly 60 people treated for heat-related illnesses at Kansas State Fair so far this week Virginia and Leon McClatchey are working the gates at the fair with their daughter. They said their daughter became so sick from the heat that…...
Weather data could warn of cardiac arrest risk several days in advance
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (179+ words) “In a previous study, we examined how extreme cold and heat affect the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This time, we went one step further and investigated whether weather patterns could be used to predict when higher-than-average numbers of cases…...
Hometown Health: How's Your Air Quality?
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (55+ words) WDBJ7 Hometown Health: How's Your Air Quality? Hometown Health: Study Finds Heart Disease Risk Can Be Identified in Children as Young as Eight Peripheral Artery Disease is Difficult to Recognize in Patients Free Health Fair Set for Sept. 20 in Roanoke Piedmont…...