There is a silent threat building up in the basements and crawl spaces of millions of American homes, and most people have no idea it is there. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is ...

Risk maps for the cancer-causing gas radon can encourage people to test their homes for the substance, but only if homeowners live in known, higher-risk areas, new University of Oregon research finds.

Many people don't know how to protect their homes and loved ones from the harmful effects of radon. When radon is responsible for around 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year, understanding how to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our neighbors were selling their home and had it tested for radon. The test was positive. Why should we be concerned about radon, and should we have our home tested too? ANSWER: The ...

Ohio does not require landlords or public housing authorities to test for radon or disclose previous test results to renters. A Dispatch investigation found that housing authorities across Ohio, ...

Groveport Madison Schools will test and mitigate for radon in all its buildings this winter. One elementary school had a radon test result seven times higher than the EPA's recommended action level.