Study Finds Link Between Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Emphysema

Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to increases in emphysema between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of the National Institutes of Health. Emphysema, usually associated with smokers, is a chronic disease in which lung tissue is destroyed...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research