In the Media: News Roundup (May 28, 2025)

Research

SPHHS researchers Katherine Reeves (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), Jamie Hartmann-Boyce (Health Promotion and Policy), and Jacquie Kurland (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences) comment on PFAS chemicals; plastic chemicals and heart disease; smoking and vaping risks; and using AI to help measure speech problems in patients.

Updated May 28, 2025:

Farmers eye ‘forever chemicals’ legislation - Katherine Reeves, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 5/28/25)

AI Tool to Help Measure Speech Problems in Patients - Jacquie Kurland, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (Tech Vibe, 5/8/25)

As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their safety remains sparse – new study - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (The Conversation, 5/1/25)

Common plastic chemicals linked to 356,000 annual heart disease deaths worldwide - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (The New Lede, 4/29/25)

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