Using gas-powered stoves and ovens can raise the levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene in a home, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, looked at 87 stoves in California and Colorado. Researchers found that gas and propane stoves and ovens emitted significantly more benzene than electric alternatives. ...
Former President Trump maintains a strong lead in the crowded Republican presidential primary after he was indicted on federal charges in a classified documents case, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Friday. Fifty-nine percent of Republican voters said that if the GOP primary were held today, they...
Former President Trump leads President Biden by six points in a 2024 presidential race hypothetical matchup in a new survey shared Friday with The Hill from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. The poll found that 45 percent of respondents said they would vote for Trump if the 2024 election were held today between the former president and...
The American Medical Association (AMA) said the use of the body mass index (BMI) metric on its own as done “historical harm” as an "imperfect measure" of bodily health. The AMA said in a post on its website this week that BMI has been widely used as it is easy to measure and inexpensive while...
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a double-digit approval and favorability rating in the Democratic primary in a new poll, the latest sign that President Biden does not have the 2024 race entirely to himself. In a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shared with The Hill on Friday, Kennedy received 15 percent of support among...
Daniel Ellsberg, one of the most prominent whistleblowers in history, having leaked the Pentagon Papers revealing that the U.S. government was misleading the public about the status of the Vietnam War, died Friday at age 92. Ellsberg had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in February. His son, Robert, announced his father’s death on Twitter,...
In past years, the failure rate of Alzheimer’s drugs has been alarmingly high. In fact, as recently as 2020, 99 percent of investigational drug products failed and never made it to market. Not only is Alzheimer’s an expensive disease, but its symptoms are also devastating for patients and families. The United States is on the...
Hunter Biden showed up at a Little Rock, Arkansas, court Friday morning, attending a deposition about his paternity and child support battle with ex-stripper Lunden Roberts.