The shocking number of microplastics you may be inhaling every day — it’s 100 times more than previously thought

The shocking number of microplastics you may be inhaling every day — it’s 100 times more than previously thought

Nowhere is safe from microplastics. A new study has found that humans inhale far more microplastics than previously thought, more than 70,000 particles each day in an indoor environment — and many of them are tiny enough to penetrate our organ tissue. Microplastics are tiny particles less than 5 millimeters in size that break off … Read more

Doctors remove lung from dog that nearly died after inhaling fungus found in soil

Doctors remove lung from dog that nearly died after inhaling fungus found in soil

GARDEN PRAIRIE, Ill. — Life changed in a matter of weeks for an Illinois family now doing all they can to save their four-legged loved one. Three-year-old Mocha nearly died from a blastomycosis infection after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home. Doctors ultimately removed his right lung that was overcome by … Read more