Governments must act to protect women, girls from toxic chemicals, UN expert warns

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ may be linked to multiple sclerosis, especially in women

Women with higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" — may be more likely to have multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.

Pesticide use around homes and farms linked to childhood leukemia, brain tumors

Forty years of studies find higher cancer risks among children exposed during pregnancy and early life to pesticides used on farms, lawns, gardens, and pets.

Nearly 300 studies link the common pesticide chlorpyrifos to multi-organ damage, DNA disruption, and chronic disease 

Growing evidence suggests chlorpyrifos may damage the brain, hormones, liver, gut microbiome, muscles, reproductive organs, and bones.

Neonicotinoid health risks: widespread exposure, growing evidence of harm 

A growing body of scientific evidence raises concerns about the human health risks of neonicotinoid exposure, including neurotoxicity and reproductive toxicity.

CIA whistleblower alleges COVID lab-leak findings were suppressed by agency

CIA analysts concluded multiple times that COVID-19 most likely originated from a laboratory, but intelligence leaders repeatedly altered those findings in official summaries later offered to the public, a CIA whistleblower testified Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.