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In the Media: News Roundup (March 22, 2024)

March 25, 2024 Research

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SPHHS researchers including Cassandra Spracklen and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Sasha Adkins, Richard Peltier, and Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Jennifer Whitehill (Health Promotion and Policy), and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology) comment in multiple news stories on genetic risk factors for Type 2 diabetes; problem gambling; BPA and plastics; air pollution; cannabis use among teens; and physical activity. An obituary for former SPHHS staff member Jill Avrunin is also reported.

Updated March 22, 2024:

Do you need 10,000 steps a day? It’s not what counts, according to experts - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Deseret News [Utah], 3/20/24)

Can Boiling Tap Water Get Rid of Microplastics? - Sasha Adkins, Environmental Health Sciences (Verywell Health, 3/14/24)

How Many Steps Do You Really Need? That’s the Wrong Question. - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (The New York Times, 3/14/24)

Type 2 diabetes findings 'just a piece of the puzzle,' says UMass Amherst epidemiologist - Cassandra Spracklen, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (NEPM, 3/13/24)

A significant number of US 12th-graders report using delta-8 products, study says, and it may be a public health concern - Jennifer Whitehill, Health Promotion and Policy (CNN, 3/13/24)

Obituary: Jill Avrunin (1946-2024) - retired staff member, School of Public Health and Health Sciences (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 3/12/24)

What lifting weights does to your body—and your mind - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (National Geographic [subscribers only], 3/12/24)

Are BPA Substances Really Any Safer? - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (National Geographic [subscribers only], 3/5/24)

Critics assail Healey plan to cut funding for gambling addiction amid betting surge - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Boston Globe, 3/4/24)

Research finds new genetic markers linked to type 2 diabetes and complication risk - Cassandra Spracklen, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Diabetes.co.uk [U.K.], 3/2/24)

New safety rules ahead for toxic gas used to sterilize medical devices - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (CBS News, 2/29/24)

Toxic gas that sterilizes medical devices prompts safety rule update - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (News Medical Life Sciences, 2/29/24)

Smog towers, cloud seeding not solution to India's air pollution problem: US scientist - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (The Times of India, 2/19/24)

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