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Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself
Wildfire season is here again, and where there’s fire, there’s smoke – which, research shows, can be as deadly as the flames themselves. Recently, a group of scientists sought to quantify the long-term outcomes of smoke exposure from California wildfires …