The City of Victoria’s Fire Department has earned the American Heart Association’s 2025 Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold ...

New research links microplastics to higher risks of diabetes, stroke and heart disease in coastal communities.

In tonight’s Health Alert, marijuana is now legal in many states, including Michigan, and millions of Americans report using it daily. But new research is raising red flags.

Among 152 coastal counties studied, those with very high levels of marine microplastics showed higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke -- at 18%, 7% and 9%, respectively -- among adults ...

A study of microplastics in U.S. coastal waters found that residents of counties adjacent to the most heavily microplastic-polluted waters had significantly higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, coronary ...

A new study found that cannabis users are 29% more likely than nonusers to develop Acute Coronary Syndrome, which can lead to ...

More research is needed to understand how people in coastal communities are exposed to microplastics and to determine how ...

Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of ...

Results from systematic review examining randomized controlled trials call for more robust research demonstrating potential ...

Living near oceans, while idyllic, may pose health risks due to microplastic pollution. A recent study links higher ...

A systematic review published in the Journal for the American Heart Association looks at ocean microplastic pollution and the risk of cardiometabolic disease in US coastline counties. “I fear this ...