Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The final global plastics treaty, which stalled during talks last week, needs to address chemicals used throughout the life cycle of plastics, some of which significantly reduce our fertility and impair our health, in order to truly confront the full scope of the crisis. These include both intentionally and unintentionally added substances.

Climate Change and Health 116

Climate Change and Health Environmental Health Reproductive Health 116

BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

For more than a decade, researchers for Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) at the School of Public Health have uncovered lifestyle, environmental, and medical factors that may affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes. As climate change worsens, PRESTO researchers are also analyzing how the environment affects reproductive health.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights 97

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Mental Health and Public Health Reproductive Health Climate Change and Health 97

NC Health News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Its been little over a year since the measure took effect, and we now have a clearer picture of what it accomplished: more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians received health insurance through expansion, surpassing in just 12 months a milestone the state estimated would take at least two years to reach.

Health Policy 120

Health Policy Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Public Health Law and Regulation 120