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Legionnaires’ disease case reported at Manhattan federal building with contaminated water

HEALTHBEAT

A public agency with offices at 26 Federal Plaza notified the General Services Administration of a case of Legionnaires’ disease among one of its employees recently, THE CITY and Healthbeat have learned. In February, THE CITY reported on the death of a public housing resident in Brooklyn due to Legionnaires’ disease.

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Higher risk of autism spectrum disorder in children whose parents were born preterm or with low birthweight

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

From medical registers, we were able to extract some information on the lifecourse development, from birth through to reproductive age, of the parents. From medical registers, we were able to extract some information on the lifecourse development, from birth through to reproductive age, of the parents.

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Op-ed: This Atlanta urban farm tackles hunger, joblessness, crime — and a tense history of policing

Environmental Health News

A fragrance of freshly cut grass fills the air as the sharp, yet stochastic sound of aged shovels heaving compost is overpowered by the laughter of elementary school children. As food deserts grew, the problem was ignored, silently affecting the health and well-being of countless Atlantans. But producing food is just the first step.

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Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?

BU School of Public Health Blog

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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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

Environmental Health News

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. Just just to highlight that point a little bit: so the ownership of land, employment and leadership of private sector and public sectors is usually dominated by few upper caste groups.