As Delhi-NCR grapples with air quality that has crossed the ‘severe’ mark, doctors warn that the crisis starts earlier than we think — inside the womb itself. Anuja Jaiswal speaks to Dr Kana Ram Jat, ...

Air pollution contributes to the death of hundreds of thousands of children under 5 worldwide every year; the majority of those deaths are linked to indoor air pollution. In Vietnam, a country plagued ...

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

Air pollution is harming children’s eyesight, warns a new study. Exposure to lower levels of air pollutants is linked to how well children can see without glasses, say scientists. Their findings show ...

Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

Shelby County, TN, ranks high in childhood asthma-related ER visits and hospitalizations, and received an "F" for ozone pollution. Children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution due to their ...

Individuals living in urban cities are experiencing the combined effect of increasing temperatures and poor air quality, often referred to as the urban heat dome. Pregnant mothers and their unborn ...