Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic ...

Sweden, Finland and Norway have advised citizens to keep iodine tablets at home in preparation for the worst-case scenario ...

Iodine tablets block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland and lower the risk of a person contracting thyroid cancer. However, they only provide protection against radioactive ...

For decades, experts have also known that iodine tablets can be deployed to help protect people if radioactive iodine has been released into the environment; it was given to people in 1986 when a ...

They are a useful countermeasure because radioactive iodine that is breathed in or consumed in food and drink can be stored in the thyroid gland for some time. The tablets only help protect the ...

Officials say the KI tablets help protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodine during nuclear radiation emergencies. They say people should only take the pills when directed by state ...