ST. LOUIS — Most St. Louis-area hospitals say they have installed equipment to remove dangerous smoke created during surgeries that contains toxic gases and charred tissue particles, months before a ...

The toolkit includes a smoke evacuation policy and procedure, surgical smoke management slideshow, awareness posters and other resources to help healthcare providers manage surgical smoke in the ...

As an operating room registered nurse and Millersville University Wehrheim School of Nursing student, I am exposed to numerous health risks and hazards at any given time. An issue facing the nursing ...

A massive plume of smoke was visible from The Dan Ryan Expressway as it billowed from a fire on Chicago's South Side, with a heavy emergency response to the area. The fire was burning as of 2:20 p.m.

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional This article was originally published at The Conversation.

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, ...