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Exercising outdoors is a great way to enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather of summer. But you’ll need to take some extra precautions to stay safe.

If you have an older person in your life, and you worry about them getting behind the wheel, now may be the time to start an ongoing conversation about when driving is no longer safe – for them, their passengers and others on the road.

Even on cloudy days, the heat trapped inside your vehicle can reach life-threatening temperatures – and leaving the windows open doesn’t help. This means that no child should ever be left alone inside a vehicle.

It’s common knowledge that the batteries on smoke alarms need replacement – but did you know that the units themselves expire, too?

Heading to the grocery store? MyPlate.gov has tips to help you get the most out of your money while making healthy choices.

If you’ve ever ordered or received a gift of meat, ice cream or other perishable food from an online company, it may have been shipped with dry ice.

Don’t simply get the lead out. Keep it out. And move on from mercury, too. A recently published resource from the Environmental Protection Agency is aimed at lowering children’s exposure to hazardous heavy metals in community settings.

Do you take long naps? If so, you may have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heart rhythm that can trigger serious health problems.

People who have cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators “can be reassured that charging electric cars with high-power chargers is safe,” European researchers are saying.

Talking with a friend at least once a day – to catch up, lend a listening ear or just joke around – can improve your overall well-being, researchers say.