Workers who recently lost their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety say they’re concerned that there’s no ...

Starch-based biodegradable plastics may cause organ damage and metabolic issues, raising concerns about their safety despite ...

One of every three donated kidneys never gets transplanted. CBS News explores why a growing number are being discarded.

The 2018 National Waste Policy provides a framework for collective action by businesses, governments, communities and individuals until 2030. The policy identifies five overarching principles ...

Kidneys have been a big question mark. Recent work reveals that these important organs could face more trouble than previously assumed, including a higher risk of stones and lasting damage. Several ...

(F. A. Murphy/CDC via AP, File) A Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said. The patient had the organ transplanted at a ...

Such research can feel like a waste of both animal lives and time. Scientists have been working on solutions to these problems, too. Some are creating “organs on chips”—miniature collections ...

A transplant recipient in Michigan died after contracting rabies from a donor organ, state health officials said Wednesday. The transplant was done at an Ohio hospital in December, and the patient ...

Dr. Carl Schmidt, a deputy coroner with the Lucas County Coroner's Office, confirmed to WHIO that the infected organ was a kidney. A Michigan HHS investigation also found this to be the case.

Nairobi, 27 March 2025 – Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, ...

Speaking at an event commemorating Sunday’s International Day of Zero Waste, Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to curb the textile industry’s devastating impact on the planet ...

Pune Police on Tuesday registered a case against unidentified persons after a foetus and vestigial organs that were part of biomedical waste were found dumped in glass containers in the Daund area of ...