Toxic air in the home is a global health emergency
After joining the GBD 2021 Household Air Pollution team, an international effort to quantify the global health burden of household...
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Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust
Trained in air quality mapping, grassroots women leaders monitored air quality across 69 sites in rural areas of Bokaro...
Health risks of air pollution from stubble burning poorly understood in various parts of Punjab, India
image: While many recognized severe air pollution in Delhi, fewer viewed local air quality as severe. Most households believed that smoke...
Air pollution weakens the life-extending benefits of exercise
A large multi-country study identifies the air pollution levels at which the health benefits of regular physical activity start to...
Air pollution may cut into health benefits from exercise, study finds
Published on 28/11/2025 - 7:00 GMT+1 The health benefits of regular exercise fall sharply in neighbourhoods with dirty air, a...
Polluted air quietly erases the benefits of exercise
Long-term exposure to polluted air may significantly reduce the positive health effects of regular physical activity, according to new research...
