January is Radon Action Month, an important reminder that one of the most serious indoor air pollutants is also one of the ...

You can’t see it or smell it. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emits from the ground. You’ve likely heard of it, but what doctors want you to hear are the health risks that rise ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that poses a serious environmental health risk, often without detection. It forms naturally from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, ...

A radioactive gas that gets trapped in indoor spaces accounts for 3 to 14 percent of all lung cancers – and our toenails could reveal our long-term exposure to this gas. Radon, a colorless and ...

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. According to the Lung Association’s recently released “State of Lung Cancer” report, more than 33% of homes tested for radon in Illinois ...

January is National Radon Action Month, and the Washtenaw County Health Department is encouraging residents to test their ...

Kerri Robbins loves her home, so it was terrible to find out it made her sick. Robbins is one of thousands of Utahns who have developed lung cancer after radon exposure. Utah has the lowest rate of ...

Exposure to radon was linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a population-based cohort study suggested. Among 9,107 mothers-to-be, those living in U.S. counties with the highest radon ...

The offer is part of an initiative to reduce radon exposure.

New data link higher county-level radon exposure to gestational diabetes (GD) in women who haven’t previously given birth, emphasizing the need to consider environmental risks in maternal and fetal ...

Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find ...