In the Media: News Roundup (December 20, 2023)
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SPHHS researchers including Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Carrie Nobles and Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Faith English, Jennifer Whitehill, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce (Health Promotion and Policy), and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology) comment in multiple news stories on problem gambling; phthalate exposure and pregnancy; plastic contaminants; youth marijuana use; vaping; and walking speed and diabetes risk.
Updated December 20, 2023:
Phthalates, Found in Everyday Products, Might Lower Fertility - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (HealthDay, 12/20/23)
Exposure to household chemicals may reduce odds of getting pregnant, reveals study - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (ThePrint [India], 12/19/23)
Exposure to household chemicals may make it harder to get pregnant - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (New Atlas, 12/17/23)
Exposure to chemicals found in many household products can lower odds of getting pregnant - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (Medical Xpress, 12/15/23)
Study shows exposure to household chemicals can lower odds of getting pregnant - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (Newswise, 12/15/23)
UMass Amherst Study Exposes Household Hazard, Phthalates May Foil Fertility Plans - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (Hoodline, 12/15/23)
Study shows exposure to household chemicals can lower odds of getting pregnant - Carrie Nobles, Environmental Health Sciences (ScienceDaily, 12/15/23)
No, You Shouldn't Microwave Plastic - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (America's Test Kitchen, 12/8/23)
Has Northampton’s crisis response team become a police alternative? Not yet. - Jennifer Whitehill, Health Promotion and Policy (MassLive, 12/4/23)
Encore Boston Harbor adds billions to the economy, almost 10k jobs - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Boston Herald (subscriber only), 11/30/23)
How fast should you walk to lower your diabetes risk? Researchers may finally have an answer - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (NBC News, 11/28/23)
Vaping and Smoking Interchangeably Puts Young People's Health at Risk - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (All Africa, 11/23/23)
Examining Youth Marijuana Use In The Wake Of Cannabis Legalization In Massachusetts - Faith English (doctoral candidate) and Jennifer Whitehill, Health Promotion and Policy (Benzinga, 11/22/23)
UMass Amherst Study Finds No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use Post-Legalization - Faith English (doctoral candidate) and Jennifer Whitehill, Health Promotion and Policy (Global Cannabis Times, 11/22/23)
Teens Are Not More Likely To Use Marijuana After Legalization, Study Finds - Faith English (doctoral candidate) and Jennifer Whitehill, Health Promotion and Policy (Marijuana Moment, 11/22/23)