The concern over electromagnetic fields (EMFs) has grown significantly in a world increasingly dominated by electronic devices. With everything from smartphones and Wi-Fi routers to microwaves and ...

New data indicate that cardiologists’ radiation exposure in the cath lab is significantly lower with the use of a radiation-absorbing shield, compared with conventional safety measures. In a ...

The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure among nurses and technologists working in the cath lab, according to a study. Data have ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned residential uses of lead-based paint in 1978 because of health concerns. Social media users, however, are claiming that ban was actually a conspiracy to ...

CHICAGO — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the ...

A number of radiology organizations are trying to end the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation with lead aprons. By Mary Chris Jaklevic | Kaiser Health News CHICAGO — Patients ...