More than 8 million people in the U.S. take blood thinners, also called anticoagulants. Many are prescribed the drugs after ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened ...

Olympic figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond shares her firsthand experiences navigating the invasive and highly regulated doping ...

It's long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority ...

Singer-songwriter Neil Young, 80, has canceled his highly anticipated European summer tour with his backing band, Chrome ...

Chemicals brought in to help protect our ozone layer have had the unintended consequences of spreading vast quantities of a ...

Westwin Elements claims its proposed nickel refinement process will produce no liquid or solid waste, raising concerns about ...

For decades, kidney stones have been treated as inert pebbles that simply precipitate out of urine, a plumbing problem inside the body. New imaging and microbiology work now suggest that view is badly ...

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Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands ...

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

Concentrations of a forever chemical known as TFA is increasing in rainwater, drinking water, soil and plants.