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Rotten Eggs, Paint, and Garbage: What Environmental Racism Smells Like
Neighborhoods of color across the country are coping with horrible smells—and their health impacts. It’s racism on full display.
How Asthma Affects My Sex Life
"Our dog likes to sleep in our bed, so we need to wash the sheets or else I’m definitely going to have an asthma attack in bed."
Inside the Fight to Shut Down Baltimore's Pollution-Spewing Trash Incinerator
"If you drive here at certain times of night, it smells like death."
The First Study on the Long-Term Effects of Vaping Is Finally Here, and the Results Aren't Great
Vapers were about 30% more likely to have developed a chronic lung disease like asthma or emphysema — but cigarette smokers were worse off.
Relaxers Aren't the Only Hair Products With Questionable Chemicals Marketed to Black Women
So much time, money, and anxiety goes into making black hair conform to white standards—only for it to potentially harm black people’s health.
News of Zealand: First Birth Certificate Issued With Both Parents as 'Mother'
The Nelson couple took their case to Human Rights Commission. Plus midwives protest and poor prison conditions.
When the Rare Birth Control Pill Side Effect Happens to You
Stomach pain and asthma are occasionally linked to hormonal contraception.
This Is How Living in a City Affects Your Immune System
Kids exposed to critters and their germs tend to be better off.
Indigenous Woman Suing Ontario Over 'Chemical Valley' Pollution
A government whistleblower is suggesting “discriminatory attitudes” may be to blame.
The Time I Ran a Marathon in Prison
The pain helps me be free, in a way, from the monotony of my life.