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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The western German city of Aachen has started issuing free iodine tablets to some 500,000 residents ... risk of thyroid cancer after a release of radiation. There have been German protests over ...