Latest Lung disease News
Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke
Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke was flowing from dozens of wildfires in several Canadian provinces. Much of the air...
How to stay healthy as smoke spreads from Canada wildfires
NEW YORK (AP) — Massive fires are burning up stretches of Canadian forests and sending plumes of smoke into the U.S. As a haze stretches over the East Coast and the Great Lakes, health authorities have raised the alarm about poor air quality. An online, interactive...
Pope briefly at hospital for tests two months after bronchitis, returns to Vatican
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis briefly went to Rome's main hospital on Tuesday for tests and returned to the Vatican, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis. The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said the pontiff underwent "some clinical examinations and...
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests
NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests. As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with...
Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country. The Robert Koch Institute said lung diseases from forest fires...
West Virginia company drops bid to build logging pesticide facility amid fierce opposition
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia logging company hoping to build a toxic-spewing facility in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains has withdrawn an application for an air permit following vehement opposition from residents, regulators said Thursday. The state Department of...
Contractor says it has settled lawsuit with sick and dying coal ash workers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority,...
BP subsidiary agrees to record $40M penalty and pollution-cutting steps at Lake Michigan refinery
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. ...
Environmental groups sue Shell over air quality at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant
Shell is putting residents' health at risk by persistently violating air quality standards at its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, an environmental group alleged in a lawsuit Thursday. The “cracker" plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles (48...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. May 8, 2023. Editorial: SC lawmakers can still protect kids from tobacco — and they should Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the encouraging news that adult smoking had reached an all-time low of 12%. That number...
