Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution

Wildfire Smoke Linked to Higher Heart and Lung Hospitalization Risks Than Equal Levels of Other Pollution

Two Mount Sinai studies tie wildfire smoke to greater heart and lung hospitalization risks and poorer lung cancer survival than other air pollution.

Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution

As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than other sources of air pollution, with higher risks of hospitalization for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among patients with lung cancer.

Environmental News Network - Wildfire Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Other Air Pollution, Two Mount Sinai Studies Find

Wildfire-related PM2.5 linked to higher hospitalization risks for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among people with lung cancer.