New Study Points To Invisible Killer Of Infants
The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.
As wildfires raged up and down the Pacific Coast last month, families across California and Oregon lived in â and breathed in â smoky, toxic air for weeks. Many days, the region's air quality ranked among the worst in the world.
Officials warned residents that the air pollution could exacerbate many health issues, such cardiovascular disease, asthma and other respiratory diseases. And it could increase the risk catching COVID-19.
