Wildfire smoke exposure is harming pregnant patients who have limited access to health care: Study

Wildfire smoke exposure is harming pregnant patients who have limited access to health care: Study

(The Hill) - The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, a new study finds. Many residents of communities prone to the proliferation of wildfire smoke lack geographic access to the treatments they might need, according to the study, published in the American Public Health Association's Medical Care journal.  "The smoke-plumes generated by wildfi…

Allergy & Asthma Network Joins Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change - Allergy & Asthma Network

Fairfax, VA, May 22, 2025 – Allergy & Asthma Network joined more than two dozen public health, healthcare provider, patient advocacy and climate organizations in urging policy leaders to take swift actions to address the health impacts of climate change driven by pollution from fossil fuels.  Worsening wildfires, extreme heat, poor air quality, and longer...