Harmful products driving increases in cancer, diabetes, infertility…kids’ cheap ‘fast fashion’ may contain high levels of lead…40K heart-related deaths a year linked to colder weather…and more ...

Public Health Watch’s inaugural podcast, Fumed, has won two Best in Business awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW).

A third of U.S. adults are making trade-offs to pay for health care … Rising temperatures will make it harder for people to ...

As the Trump administration loosens regulations on power plants, levels of hazardous air pollutants emitted by the industry are spiking, a recent examination finds. Emissions data released by the ...

A third of U.S. adults are making trade-offs to pay for health care … Rising temperatures will make it harder for people to stay active, leading to early deaths … and more.

Houston pediatrician D. Maneesh Kumar talks with his young patient, Maya, who was born with a rare genetic disorder. Maya’s family relies on Medicaid to cover the expensive treatment and care she ...

Barges in the Channelview area of Harris County, Texas, on August 23, 2023. Credit: Mark Felix SAN JACINTO RIVER, Texas — Over the past 30 years, federal and state agencies in Texas have allowed ...

Downtown Houston on a smoggy day. Particulate matter, an ingredient in smog, has been linked to a long list of health effects, including premature death, stroke and breast cancer. Credit: Dave Fehling ...

This is the first of two stories about firefighters’ cancer risks. Ben Brickhouse came to his career as a late bloomer. In December 2003, when he was 41 years old, he took a vacation to Asheville, ...