Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without ...

The team found alterations in genes connected to inflammation and cancer. "Understanding the health impacts of wildfire smoke ...

A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. ZANE. WELL, OCTOBER IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SAFETY TIPS SHARED BY DEPARTMENTS. CHECK YOUR FIRE ALARMS. YEAH. AND OVER THE WEEKEND TWO PEOPLE WERE ...

The Trump administration on Friday laid off dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the government shutdown persists in Washington. The firings at one of the ...

Future research is needed to see how sperm bounce back THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke could be damaging men’s fertility, according to a new study. Key measures of sperm ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that ...

SEATTLE — Smoky skies are expected to return to western Washington this week. Wildfires continue to burn east of the Cascades, and KING 5's Weather team reports that offshore winds will bring some of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Wildfire season may be over, but new research indicates a hidden toll still lingers among many. Researchers at the University of Washington found that wildfire smoke exposure ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...

As wildfires grow more frequent across the U.S. and Canada, their hidden toll may extend into the fertility clinic. A new study from UW Medicine suggests that wildfire smoke exposure may reduce key ...