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Lifestyle Choices Are Sabotaging Male Fertility

Mercola

Theres a significant decline in sperm counts over recent decades, highlighting a concerning trend in male reproductive health. Understanding the relationship between lifestyle choices and male infertility is crucial for addressing the global decline in reproductive potential.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Region IV Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi Julie Traylor Julie Traylor is the Director of Strategic Development for the Division of Family Health and Wellness at the Tennessee Department of Health, where she focuses on developing and implementing division-wide strategic initiatives.

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Moving beyond “vaguely interested”. Wanless 20 years on.

Sheffield DPH

A decent example of how a sustained, multilevel, and multicomponent intervention can impact a complex health and social issue, with high cost-effectiveness Alison Hadley – Implementing the United Kingdom’s ten-year teenage pregnancy strategy for England (1999-2010): How was this done and what did it achieve?

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How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

Environmental Health News

Will Carpenter, chair of the committee that introduced the bill, became a member of ALEC in 2013. EHN reached out to Carpenter for comment but did not hear back. Profoundly anti-democratic” Both Enck and Armiak say the way industry passes these laws is anti-democratic.

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Environmental Toxins and Poor Health Trends Threaten Fertility Worldwide

Mercola

A more holistic approach that considers not only medical care but also lifestyle, diet and the societal factors shaping reproductive health is essential to address infertility and mitigate its effects on your quality of life. Research has extensively linked these substances to reproductive health issues.

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SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall

BU School of Public Health Blog

For peers who share her interest in women’s health, she recommends the documentary podcast Bodies. Created and hosted by Allison Behringer, Bodies combines powerful, personal stories with expert insight to explore the root causes of women’s reproductive health issues.

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Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?

BU School of Public Health Blog

Wise launched PRESTO in 2013 with Kenneth Rothman , professor of epidemiology, and Elizabeth Hatch , adjunct professor of epidemiology who retired this year from her full-time position. As climate change worsens, PRESTO researchers are also analyzing how the environment affects reproductive health.