Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Up to a quarter of all Americans live in areas where radon levels are above the "action level" set by the United States ...

The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, building up with every passing day. Radon does not sting the nose. It does not ...

In North America, roughly one in five homes has high radon levels, depending on geography, construction, and ventilation ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - It’s a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. It can be deadly and it could be in your home. It’s called Radon. It’s a natural, radioactive gas that can cause cancer. It develops ...

Radon is all around us, but exposure to high levels can prove detrimental. Here's what you should know.

Many people don’t know how to protect their homes and loved ones from the harmful effects of radon. When radon is responsible for around 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year, understanding how to ...

In today’s Health Alert, an invisible gas in your home could be raising cancer risk in women.  New research links radon ...

New study ties home radon to higher ovarian cancer risk; women with a breast‑cancer family history showed the biggest ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - One in four Michigan homes has high levels of radon, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. So how common is it in ...