Public Health: News and Research on Radiation Effects

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The price of a peek: Retinal damage after the 2024 solar eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse kept the eyes of millions of Quebecers riveted on the sky. But the experience left at least two among them—a 34-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman—with permanent ...

Jun 4, 2025

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Low-dose radiation linked to increased lifetime risk of heart disease

Exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation is associated with a modestly increased excess risk of heart disease, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

Mar 8, 2023

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