If the body doesn’t get enough potassium, it could lead to certain health issues, such as high blood pressure or poor metabolism.

Maintaining high blood potassium levels, for instance, by taking supplements, may help lower heart failure risk. Image credit: Viktoriya Skorikova/Getty Images For people at high risk of ventricular ...

(WHTM) — People who live or work within ten miles of Pennsylvania’s nuclear power plants can get free potassium iodide tablets later this month. The Pennsylvania Department of Health holds the annual ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today announced the next distribution event for Commonwealth residents who live or work near any of the four active nuclear power plants ...

WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it will offer free potassium iodide — or KI — tablets on June 12, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is coordinating the statewide distribution of free potassium iodide (KI) tablets on Thursday, Aug. 14, for all Pennsylvanians who live, work, or ...

Potassium is a mineral the human body needs to function properly and stay healthy. While many people get enough potassium from a balanced diet, some are more prone to a potassium deficiency. If the ...