Exposure at home: houses, flats, detached and shared housing.
US and Canadian water mains broke 11.1 times per 100 miles in 2023, and cast iron breaks ten times as often as PVC. What research shows about why pipes fail, health risks after a break, and the cost of fixing them.
Coercive control is a pattern of domination, not a single incident. What research shows about how common it is, its link to homicide, the laws that criminalise it, and the warning signs.
A 2026 meta-analysis of 280 studies found loneliness interventions work on average, but not always the ones people expect. What helps, how much, and for whom.
In 776,156 UK women followed for 14 years, phone users had no higher brain tumour risk. What the research shows about mobile phones and cancer.
Estimates of gaming disorder range from 0.3% to 10%. What research shows about the WHO diagnosis, who is affected, and whether time limits work.
In 2014 about 400,000 people in Toledo were told not to drink their tap water. What research shows about toxic algae in drinking water and how to protect your household.
27% of US households struggled to meet their energy needs in 2020. What research shows about utility shutoffs, health, and whether protections work.
Cold is linked to about 4.6 million deaths a year, far more than heat. What the evidence shows about cold-related deaths and where researchers disagree.
Official statistics record about 24 deaths per US hurricane. Excess-mortality studies find far more, in the months and years after the storm. What kills people directly, who dies later, and how much weight the biggest estimates can carry.
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