The first meeting of the US vaccine advisory committee since all previous members were fired is attracting controversy before it has even begun. On 24 June, two days before the Centers for Disease ...

The EPA under President Trump says it will review a Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form still legally used in ...

People can be exposed to asbestos mainly if they are part of the automotive or construction industry. The mineral is widely ...

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States ...

A few weeks ago, I went to the zoo. Walking through the amphibian exhibit, I saw girls huddled and bouncing in front of one ...

Exposure to asbestos is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Biden administration's EPA.

Last year, the Biden administration banned chrysotile asbestos, which the EPA called a milestone in the fight against cancer.

Objectives: This report provides an update of the mortality experience of a cohort of South Carolina asbestos textile workers. Methods: A cohort of 3072 workers exposed to chrysotile in a South ...