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Alice Hamilton: Industrial Health Pioneer and the First Female Epidemiologist

CSTE

CSTE celebrates March 2023 as Womens History Month As Womens History Month comes to a close, CSTE is featuring Alice Hamilton, the first female epidemiologist and a pioneer in industrial health and safety. We are pleased to celebrate the importance of women in occupational health and epidemiology.

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RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back

The Hill

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Among the factors he named were the childhood vaccine schedule, psychiatric drugs and environmental issues like microplastic. We're in 2025 and in this day and age, there's a greater awareness of a variety of psychiatric illnesses that can impact kids. Kennedy Jr.

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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

While climate coverage often focuses on heat, its health impacts have a broader audience appeal. With primary care doctors ranked as the most trusted source of information on these health effects, medical professionals have a unique opportunity to educate the public about the far-reaching health impacts of our changing environment.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Environmental Health News

I also spoke with dozens of formerly incarcerated people who explained that the physical and mental suffering they endured in prisons from both environmental and social factors left them in much worse shape than before their sentences. Prisons are particularly vulnerable to heat exposure due to their aging infrastructure.

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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

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. Mortality has doubled over the past 20 years, sparking a public health exploration into the epidemic.

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Residents say Pennsylvania has failed communities after state studies linked fracking to child cancer

Environmental Health News

PITTSBURGH — More than a year after the Pennsylvania Department of Health published three studies linking fracking to cancer and other health effects, advocates say the agency failed to keep promises to help residents living near fracking wells.

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How to report responsibly on firearm suicide

Association of Health Care Journalists

Sounding the alarm: Physicians’ role in talking to patients about firearm access and suicide risk Moderator: Cara Anthony , Midwest correspondent, KFF Health News Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D. said KFF Health News’ Cara Anthony at AHCJ’s summit on mental and behavioral health. 1 cause of death for children and teens in the U.S.,