It's true — wildfire smoke exposure is comparable to smoking cigarettes. Experts share why smoke damage is so harmful to our lungs. It's true — wildfire smoke exposure is comparable to smoking ...

Reports circulating on social media and some media outlets have equated breathing wildfire smoke in NY to smoking anywhere from 3 to 20 cigarettes, depending on air quality levels in the community.

TAMPA, Fla. — Thick, unhealthy haze continues to blanket portions of the country as smoke-filled air drifts south from wildfires burning in Canada. Millions of people across North America are under ...

WASHINGTON — Breathing the smoke-filled air that has descended on the East Coast this week is not good for us, but a lot of people online are comparing it to a different kind of smoke. Smoke from ...

An air quality value over 300 is considered hazardous. Wildfire smoke from Canada has clouded much of the Northeast, leaving millions of Americans exposed to unhealthy levels of particulate matter.

And how does the risk compare with inhaling smoke from cigarettes? Credit...Aileen Son for The New York Times Supported by By Molly Peterson Q: How does wildfire smoke affect the risk of lung cancer?

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, which has severely hampered the development of ...