Environmental health - Topics

Air pollution and lung cancer: the invisible risk Environmental carcinogens: asbestos and radon hiding at home Waterborne disease outbreaks in rich countries — how does the water still fail? Radon in basements is the second leading cause of lung cancer and almost nobody tests for it Cancer rates in dogs are climbing — better diagnosis or something in the environment? Extreme heat and mortality: how cities are preparing for hotter summers Microplastics in the human body: what is actually known versus what is hyped Is your tap water safe to drink and how do you check? Community gardens and heat islands: the health claims that are hard to measure Does growing up in a polluted city age the lungs faster? Wildfire smoke: at what particle level is it unsafe to go outside? Are burn pits the new Agent Orange for deployed service members? Air quality and noise: the environmental side of quality of life PFAS forever chemicals in drinking water — which health effects are actually documented? Pesticide drift from farms into nearby schools Sperm counts are falling worldwide and the data is contested Mould after flooding: the respiratory effects that linger for years Why pollen season now starts earlier than it did twenty years ago Lead in old paint and pipes: how much exposure is still too much for a child? Walkable neighbourhoods and health: does the built environment change outcomes? Living next to a highway shows up in a health risk score but not in the doctor's questions Pet allergy when the pet already lives with you How much does ventilation cut indoor Covid transmission? Does living next to a motorway shorten your life? At high altitude the heart and lungs adapt in ways that can also harm them Damp and mouldy housing: how much childhood asthma traces back to the home? Asbestos risk never really expires once the fibers are in your lungs Airport and road noise: the cardiovascular effects that get ignored Water filters: what do pitcher and faucet models actually remove? Green burial vs cremation: what happens to the body and what it costs Asthma hospitalization maps trace highways and industrial zones almost exactly Redlining is still visible in today's asthma and heat maps