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Population aging constitutes a crucial driver for future heat- and cold-related deaths.
- March 04, 2024
Populations worldwide are exposed to a myriad of chemicals via drinking water, yet only a handful of chemicals have been thoroughly evaluated with regard to human exposures and health. Yale School of Public Health's Dr. Nicole Deziel discusses some of the core issues surrounding this pressing public health concern.
- February 29, 2024Source: NPR
A new study published in Nature Medicine finds that emergency admissions, and even deaths, are higher than expected for days and weeks after storms. YSPH Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences) Kai Chen comments.
- February 21, 2024Source: Yale Daily News
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Ashwin Vasan discusses the city's efforts addressing climate change and its health effects in a visit to the Yale School of Public Health.
- February 20, 2024Source: US Today News
Scientists are sounding the alarm after discovering a cancer-causing chemical that was largely overlooked by policymakers, highlighting that contaminated water is not always easy to detect.
- February 13, 2024
Local community members respond to climate change despite the health and economic disparities they've faced for generations.
- February 05, 2024
Yale epidemiologist Dr. Caroline Johnson discusses the role of PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals,' in the development of cancer.
- February 03, 2024Source: Environmental Science & Technology
In the interest of maintaining human health and the environment, it is time for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the regulatory bodies of other countries to follow the EU in reining in microplastic pollution, YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou and colleagues say in this Viewpoint commentary.
- January 23, 2024
An international study led by scientists at the Yale School of Public Health warns that ozone-related deaths will rise significantly in many parts of the world over the next two decades unless current climate and air quality regulations are strengthened.
- January 12, 2024Source: The Washington Post
A new study by researchers with the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto found microplastics — tiny particles ranging from one micrometer (one thousandth of a millimeter) to half a centimeter in size — in nearly 90 percent of protein food samples tested. Yale Professor Paul Anastas says it is time to embrace available alternatives to the widely used plastics.