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Air pollution may worsen bone health in postmenopausal women • May 16, 2025, 7:58 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds • May 14, 2025, 11:54 PM ET (The Guardian)
Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds | Air pollution • May 14, 2025, 11:54 PM ET (The Guardian)
Air pollution may increase epilepsy risk • May 14, 2025, 8:57 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Almost half of U.S. residents are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new report says. These are the areas that got an "F" • Apr. 24, 2025, 4:28 AM ET (CBS)

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