According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80 percent of radiation exposure comes from natural sources and 20 percent comes from man-made radiation sources. Amit Lubovsky, vice ...

As scientists develop new innovations to diagnose and treat medical problems, the emphasis is on patient safety and responses. But what about the healthcare providers who administer these tests? A new ...

Thai officials said Monday they have traced to a recycling foundry a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that was discovered earlier this month missing from a power plant, but advised that there ...

What many people assumed was a relatively safe job has raised glaring concerns in the last year as rising evidence suggests that many oil and gas workers are being exposed to radioactive ...

Radiation is not an age-old reality; in fact, the discovery of radiation is fairly recent. Becquerel, whose name is now used as a unit for an amount of radioactivity, discovered in 1896 that uranium ...

A: Duct tape and plastic sheeting could provide some protection against radioactive dust depending on the source of the radiation and the circumstances of the event. However, there are more important ...

Editor’s Note: In addition to Peter Pronovost (photo and biography above), authors of this post include Julius Pham, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of ...

Where public-health policy is concerned, it makes sense to be conservative. But when we try too hard, we may actually do more harm than good. An egregious example is our policy on low-level ionizing ...

Explore the world's most dangerous and radioactive hotspots, from Chernobyl to Fukushima. Discover the chilling effects of ...

Scientists have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a detector aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The data provide critical information on the radiation ...