Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.

A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, ...

A little over a decade ago the air in many of China’s cities was some of the most polluted in the world. Choking smog was a ...

What does air pollution do to your body? Who is most at risk? What can you do about it? What even is air pollution? Pulmonologist Marc Sala, MD and associate professor at Northwestern Medicine, is ...

Southern California is in the midst of a smog streak, with more than 50 straight days of air pollution so bad it violates federal health standards. The last day with acceptable air quality was June 9.

Picturing air pollution isn’t hard in a world where 99% of people breathe polluted air. While reading this, you’re probably mentally visualizing an outdoor urban area with factories leaking out dense, ...

A large study adds to evidence everyday pollutants may shape brain health, but key questions about cause and effect remain.

Air quality is linked to a wide range of health issues including respiratory problems, cardiovascular complications, and ...

Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next to their school's open atrium in central Bangkok.

Dr Carrie Nobles, lead author of the University of Massachusetts, said: "Our findings suggest that air pollution exposure ...

Londoners are urged to take steps to reduce air pollution and check on vulnerable residents.