A study published in Nature Medicine looks at the association between CT scan radiation and blood cancer in young people. Dr … read more
A study published in Fertility & Sterility looks at the association between mobile phone usage and sperm quality. Professor Alison Campbell, … read more
It has been reported that France has ordered a halt to sales of the iPhone 12 due to breaches of … read more
There have been a number of media reports on Russia’s claims that the occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine … read more
A study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reports no link between mobile phone use and brain tumour … read more
There have been reports of people who think 5G mobile networks have caused the coronavirus outbreak. Prof Malcolm Sperrin, … read more
Research, published in PLOS Genetics, reports that low doses of radiation used in medical imaging may lead to mutations in cell cultures. … read more
A prospective cohort study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, examines the association between mobile phone radiation and memory performance in adolescents.
Researchers publishing in the Journal of Environment and Public Health investigate the association between risk of brain tumour and lifestyle factors e.g. mobile phones.
About 450,000 women in England missed an invitation for routine breast cancer screening due to NHS errors. read more
Police have said the substance responsible for the critical illness of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury was a nerve agent. read more
Two people have been found critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Salisbury. read more
High levels of a radioactive isotope were discovered in parts of Russia in September. read more
Researchers publishing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine report that repeated exposure to low-frequency electromagnetic fields could increase risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). read more
The US National Toxicology Program has released partial findings from a study into the effects of radiofrequency radiation such as is found from mobile phones. read more
The fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster is on 11th March 2016 and is being marked by a special edition of the journal Clinical Oncology. read more
Among patients with early stages of breast cancer, those whose hearts were more directly irradiated with radiation treatments on the left side in a facing-up position had higher risk of heart disease, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine. read more
The Japanese government announced plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into measures to stop the Fukushima nuclear plant leaking radioactive water. read more
A paper published in The Lancet Oncology found prolonged exposure to particulate air pollution increases the risk of lung cancer, even at levels below the European Union limit values. Another systematic review in The Lancet found short-term exposure to most major air pollutants appears to increase the risk of being hospitalised for and dying from heart failure. read more
Following the 2009 earthquake in l’Aquila, six scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter for failing to warn the population of the risks in advance. read more
