News Search: Environmental Health Sciences

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Elevated Temperatures and Climate Change May Contribute to Rising Drug and Alcohol Disorders

September 26, 2023

New research finds that hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures

Topic

Substance Use
Scientists and Community Leaders Seek to Clear the Air in the South Bronx

September 23, 2023

Columbia Mailman scientists and environmental justice activists from South Bronx Unite launch a research project

Topic

Environmental Health
Forecasting Two Infectious Disease Killers in Mozambique

September 14, 2023

Professor Jeffrey Shaman discusses a Grand Challenges project to forecast malaria and diarrheal diseases in Mozambique

Topic

Infectious Disease
Lead Service Lines Disproportionately Impact Latino Communities

August 30, 2023

The study supports full identification and replacement of lead service lines across New York State

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
Blood and Urinary Metal Levels High among Exclusive Marijuana Users

August 30, 2023

Blood and Urinary Metal Levels High Marijuana Users

Topic

Substance Use
How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health

August 17, 2023

Columbia public health experts review health impacts of climate change-related emergencies, and offer advice on how we can protect ourselves

Topic

Environmental Health
Public Health Scientists Chart the Destructive Power of Hurricanes

August 16, 2023

Environmental health scientists Robbie M. Parks and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou provide expert insights into the health consequences of hurricanes.

Topic

Environmental Health
Hurricanes Have Become Deadlier, Especially for Socially Vulnerable

August 16, 2023

Landmark study reveals how excess deaths after hurricanes varied greatly by hurricane season, geography, and social vulnerability.

Topic

Environmental Health
Deconstructing Aging in Pursuit of a Unified Theory of Health

August 14, 2023

Q&A with Allan Cohen, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center

Topic

Aging and Healthy Longevity
Arsenic Levels Decline for Highly Exposed U.S. Communities Following Regulation

June 27, 2023

Reductions in arsenic exposure among the U.S. population were reported for users of public water systems

Topic

Community Health

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