Such a designation is mainly symbolic, though it could build public awareness and help activists with their fundraising efforts.
Why the Full-Body Scan Craze Misses the Mark: Focusing on Evidence-Based Prevention
Now offered by private companies in over a dozen U.S. cities, the scans commonly rely on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), supported by artificial intelligence, to assess major organs for hidden disease.
Now offered by private companies in over a dozen U.S. cities, the scans commonly rely on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), supported by artificial intelligence, to assess major organs for hidden disease.
California Struggles With a National Problem: How to Safely Dispose of Dead Car Batteries
Ecobat’s facility in City of Industry melts down 600 tons of batteries and scrap every day. A conveyor belt takes the batteries to a hammer mill where they’re cracked open and slammed into pieces.
Ecobat’s facility in City of Industry melts down 600 tons of batteries and scrap every day. A conveyor belt takes the batteries to a hammer mill where they’re cracked open and slammed into pieces.
Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust — With Thousands of Miners Sick and Dying
Fifty years after first being urged to act, federal mine safety regulators will finally impose strict exposure limits on silica dust in mines. Silica is blamed for an epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners.
Fifty years after first being urged to act, federal mine safety regulators will finally impose strict exposure limits on silica dust in mines. Silica is blamed for an epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners.
Thousands Die From Opioid Overdoses in Florida Each Year. Medicaid Expansion Could Lessen the Toll, Experts Say.
U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives.
U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives.
‘You’re Fine.’ Why Delays in MS Diagnosis Matter.
A leading cause of neurologic disability in young adults, it affects nearly 1 million people in the United States.
A leading cause of neurologic disability in young adults, it affects nearly 1 million people in the United States.
EPA Gives ‘Minor’ Polluters a Free Pass
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has broad-ranging authority to protect the environment and human health. But it systematically turns a blind eye to “minor” air polluters, leaving a small Texas community in a regulatory void.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has broad-ranging authority to protect the environment and human health. But it systematically turns a blind eye to “minor” air polluters, leaving a small Texas community in a regulatory void.
‘Breakthrough’ Study Ties Microplastics to Strokes, Heart Attacks
Micro- and nanoplastics were found in the plaque excised from 58% of these patients, Landrigan writes, putting them at significantly elevated risk of non-fatal stroke or heart attack, or “death from any cause.”
Micro- and nanoplastics were found in the plaque excised from 58% of these patients, Landrigan writes, putting them at significantly elevated risk of non-fatal stroke or heart attack, or “death from any cause.”
Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many Family Farmers and Ranchers
Americans who operate small family farms and ranches often cannot get adequate health care and insurance. A journalist who spent her summers on her family’s Texas ranch writes about relatives’ struggles and the challenges rural residents face today.
Americans who operate small family farms and ranches often cannot get adequate health care and insurance. A journalist who spent her summers on her family’s Texas ranch writes about relatives’ struggles and the challenges rural residents face today.
Not a Magic Bullet: New Anti-Obesity Drugs Can Help, but Lifestyle Changes Build Lasting Health
The last few years saw breakthroughs in pharmacologic treatments for obesity, with weight-loss medicines, semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), dominating recent news reports.
The last few years saw breakthroughs in pharmacologic treatments for obesity, with weight-loss medicines, semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), dominating recent news reports.
Book Excerpt: ‘The Cancer Factory’, by Jim Morris
Ten years in the making, “The Cancer Factory” chronicles the lives of Goodyear workers who endured one of the nation’s biggest workplace epidemics of bladder cancer since World War II.
Ten years in the making, “The Cancer Factory” chronicles the lives of Goodyear workers who endured one of the nation’s biggest workplace epidemics of bladder cancer since World War II.
New Report Calls Houston Ship Channel a ‘Racial Sacrifice Zone’ for Human Rights
A new report examining human rights violations by petrochemical companies along the Houston Ship Channel calls for Texas to overhaul its environmental regulations and asks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review the state’s policing of the industry.
A new report examining human rights violations by petrochemical companies along the Houston Ship Channel calls for Texas to overhaul its environmental regulations and asks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review the state’s policing of the industry.
A Small Town Struggles to Survive in the Heart of Mississippi’s Hospital Crisis
Hospitals keep rural Mississippi communities’ residents and economies alive. When they close, it can be devastating.
Hospitals keep rural mississippi communities’ residents and economies alive. When they close, it can be devastating.
California Issues Emergency Rule to Address Silicosis Epidemic
“A lot of them will probably die waiting. And they’re terrified.”
“A lot of them will probably die waiting. And they’re terrified.”
A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades.
In 2005, Texas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in a community outside Houston. Instead of solving the problem, they allowed a known benzene polluter to expand — a decision scientists worry could haunt residents for years to come.
In 2005, Texas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in a community outside Houston. Instead of solving the problem, they allowed a known benzene polluter to expand — a decision scientists worry could haunt residents for years to come.
Unearthing Pathology of Recent Rise in Black Lung Disease
We want pathologists to recognize this disease, to increase the knowledge and awareness of how this disease looks.
We want pathologists to recognize this disease, to increase the knowledge and awareness of how this disease looks.