Pennsylvania environmental regulators and the American Lung Association urge testing for radon in homes, in recognition of National Radon Action Month in January. Radon is responsible for an estimated ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

INDIANAPOLIS – You can’t smell it, you can’t see it, but it can be deadly over time. I’m talking about radon gas, and almost every home in America has it. In this Home Zone, we show you one way to ...

Many people don’t know how to protect their homes and loved ones from the harmful effects of radon. When radon is responsible for around 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year, understanding how to ...

Radon, a radioactive gas, is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and is present at high levels in many Ohio homes. Radon forms from decaying metals in soil, entering homes through ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

This investigation was made possible with support from the Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants at the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute and from the ...

Jessica Guay joined KDKA as a reporter in February 2021. Before joining KDKA, Jessica was a morning anchor and reporter at WJAC in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was also an anchor and reporter at WCHS ...

As a nonsmoker with no family history of cancer, Anju Bhargava had no reason to think her occasional cough could be something ...