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Should you run the AC when air quality is bad?
Millions of Americans are facing poor air quality right now due to wildfire smoke, sparking concerns about the health effects.
Experts say the most important thing you can do is stay indoors as much as possible, which may have you wondering: Is it safe to turn on your air conditioning?
The answer is yes — but only if it's recirculating inside air, which means that it's not pulling air in from the outdoors, says Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa.
Many window units pull in air from outside into the home and do not have strong filtration systems, whereas centralized AC and AC units attached to walls tend not to pull in air from the outside and usually filter well the little bit that might get inside.
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When Christine Spadafor started to experience frightening symptoms, doctors dismissed her concerns. She was finally diagnosed with an egg-size brain tumor.
