In 2006, Kareena Lynde was working in Shasta Lake, California, on a hotshot crew — a group of highly trained wildland firefighters — when she started to notice a sharp pain in her abdomen. At first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) have increased risks for reproductive cancers. Family members of ...

A new study discovers hair extensions predominatly used by Black communities have more chemicals linked to illness and cancer than previous studies identified.

A new study finds a variety hair extenions—from natural to synthetic—contain chemicals associated with cancer, birth defects and reproductive issues ...

Scientists have been increasingly concerned that microplastics — tiny particles resulting from plastic degradation — pose serious risks to human health. These microscopic particles have been detected ...

A study found plastics in prostate tumors.

A cancer diagnosis at 38 left Kevin Hull with tough choices, including whether he could have more children. Here’s how ...

Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring ...