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This image shows a big forest fire on a hill at night on the banks of a water body.
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Persistent Cardiorespiratory Effects of Wildfire Smoke Exposure

MBT Desk
4 min read
Exposure to lingering fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was associated with increased hospitalization risks for most cardiorespiratory diseases
The image shows a wildfire, a raging blaze in a natural setting.
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Public Health Risks of Urban Wildfire Smoke Prompt Push for More Monitoring

MBT Desk
5 min read
The hope is that the information provided can help guide future health policies in fire-prone areas.
At the St. John’s Community Health clinic in South Los Angeles, Darryn Harris teaches health workers about patients’ constitutional right to remain silent during immigration arrest
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Los Angeles County Has Cut Homelessness, but Wildfires Threaten To Erase That Gain

MBT Desk
7 min read
How the Los Angeles wildfires pushed formerly homeless individuals back into uncertainty and intensified the region’s ongoing housing crisis.
The Pasadena Convention Center normally hosts home shows, comic cons, and trade shows, but it was transformed into an evacuation site with hundreds of cots — one of at least 13 shelters opened to serve more than 200,000 residents under evacuation orders from the Los Angeles fires.
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L.A. County Sends Mental Health Professionals to Evacuees Amid Wildfire Trauma

MBT Desk
4 min read
Citizens of L.A. County suffer from mental health crisis amidst the incessant wildfire. County sends help to evacuees to relieve the stress
Wildfire smoke is a potential health hazard , mandating the need for air cleaners and filters.
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Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean The Air Inside Your Home.

MBT Desk
4 min read
Wildfire smoke exposure lead to a twofold increase in the rate of asthma and a 40% rise in strokes and heart attacks. Other research tied smoke to hospital admissions, ER visits and premature deaths
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