Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In an interview, Morales Blanco, the daughter of a fisherman, details her fight to stop fracking in Puerto Wilches and nationwide, her struggles with mental health following years of persistent threats and violence, and the lack of recognition and institutional support available to environmental leaders. Our mindset changed.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Unlike chronic kidney disease with known causes such as diabetes, which increases in prevalence with age, this type of kidney disease is seen in younger and middle-aged adults and sometimes even children.

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HEALTHBEAT

AUGUST 19, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus, in four city residents, on Monday. Eliza Fawcett is a reporter covering public health in New York City for Healthbeat.

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Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Mokshda Kaul joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the clean energy transition and how policymakers and other leaders can avoid mistakes of the past. Nothing changed in my life, honestly speaking. Kaul, a Ph.D. Kaul, a Ph.D. You can see all of the past episodes here.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Many experts attribute this decline to educational, economic, and social factors that have slowed teen birth rates and prompted a growing trend in delayed childrearing until older ages. The web-based preconception cohort study is the largest of its kind worldwide, following thousands of individuals ages 21-45 who are trying to conceive.

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