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Study finds pilots, flight attendants face highest radiation-cancer death risk

Illustration accompanying article: Study finds pilots, flight attendants face highest radiation-cancer death risk
  • Pilots and flight attendants face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — higher even than people who work with radioactive materials — according to a new study.
  • The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed national data from more than 12 million death certificates that included occupation information.
  • The study examined death rates from cancers tied to radiation exposure, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the skin, breast, thyroid, prostate and central nervous system.
  • Two Australian radiation experts who were not involved in the research wrote that the study "brings important new evidence to bear on this question."
 2026-08-18 · 3 MIN READ

Two die in Michigan cyclospora outbreak, marking first US deaths

Illustration accompanying article: Two die in Michigan cyclospora outbreak, marking first US deaths
  • State health officials in Michigan announced two deaths in the state's cyclospora outbreak, the first confirmed deaths in the United States related to the microscopic parasite.
  • The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people who died had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
  • The department said it will not provide additional information about the deaths.
  • Federal health officials identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak.
 2026-08-03 · 3 MIN READ
Illustration accompanying article: CDC study finds invasive mold infections kill roughly a third of hospitalized patients