Veteran firefighters who responded to the 2023 blazes in Maui, Hawaii, had greater levels of "forever chemicals" in their blood in comparison to those of shorter-term recruits, new research has shown.

The more seasoned first responders presented with these higher concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a month after fighting the fires, according to the research, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

After a series of fatal fires struck the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest........

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